For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 45 students in Smith Valley Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Smith Valley Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority American Indian and Asian), which is less than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
331 Schools
# Students
200 Students
34,525 Students
# Teachers
14 Teachers
2,568 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Smith Valley Elementary School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 347 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#270 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.39
# American Indian Students
3 Students
3,906 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
11%
# Asian Students
2 Students
202 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
2 Students
1,953 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
6%
# Black Students
n/a
236 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
180 Students
26,582 Students
% White Students
90%
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
63 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
13 Students
1,583 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
3
63
# Students in K Grade:
25
440
# Students in 1st Grade:
25
446
# Students in 2nd Grade:
18
428
# Students in 3rd Grade:
22
470
# Students in 4th Grade:
18
567
# Students in 5th Grade:
19
1,752
# Students in 6th Grade:
25
7,409
# Students in 7th Grade:
23
11,480
# Students in 8th Grade:
22
11,296
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
49
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
42
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
41
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
42
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,370 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,263. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,080 is less than the state median of $15,352. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,370
$15,263
Spending / Student
$13,080
$15,352
Best Smith Valley Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Smith Valley 7-8
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
2901 Highway 2 West
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 756-4535
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 756-4535
Grades: 7-8
| 45 students
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