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Whitefish Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 660 students in Whitefish Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Whitefish Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 51% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 65% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), 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
335 Schools
# Students
1,313 Students
34,442 Students
# Teachers
91 Teachers
2,583 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Whitefish Elementary School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 349 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#17 out of 350 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.39
# American Indian Students
2 Students
3,993 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
12%
# Asian Students
8 Students
208 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
51 Students
1,900 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
5%
# Black Students
n/a
196 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
1,204 Students
26,592 Students
% White Students
92%
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
62 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
48 Students
1,491 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
8
28
# Students in K Grade:
117
358
# Students in 1st Grade:
105
345
# Students in 2nd Grade:
141
397
# Students in 3rd Grade:
145
343
# Students in 4th Grade:
137
334
# Students in 5th Grade:
169
1,673
# Students in 6th Grade:
169
7,610
# Students in 7th Grade:
156
11,386
# Students in 8th Grade:
166
11,789
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
41
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
54
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
43
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
41
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,077 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,183. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,576 is higher than the state median of $15,271. The school district spending/student has declined by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,077
$15,183
Spending / Student
$17,576
$15,271
Best Whitefish Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Whitefish Middle 5-8
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
600 East Second Street
Whitefish, MT 59937
(406) 862-8650
Whitefish, MT 59937
(406) 862-8650
Grades: 5-8
| 660 students
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