School district · Montana

Missoula Elem

Missoula Elem in Montana: 14 public schools with 5,293 students and 15.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,035 per student in FY2024.

Schools
14
Students
5,293
Students per teacher
15.2
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,035
MT $13.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
348
Counselors (FTE)
18.1
Students per counselor
292
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.1
Librarians (FTE): 14.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Montana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Montana: 43%

50%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 75% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

3,420 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Montana: 37%

44%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 67% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

3,449 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.6K15
$9.9K16
$10.1K17
$10.4K18
$10.8K19
$10.5K20
$12.4K21
$12.8K22
$13.4K23
$14.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $11.6M
State
38% · $31.6M
Local
48% · $39.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,105
Support services
$5,287
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1M
Long-term debt
$103.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 10Middle schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–541415.746%43%
Franklin SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–527411.933%25%
Pre-K–541714.245%42%
Pre-K–545717.658%60%
Pre-K–542915.254%46%
Lowell SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–535414.828%28%
Pre-K–58416.8——
Pre-K–541516.165%58%
Pre-K–539315.863%53%
Pre-K–537513.550%46%
6–841415.149%41%
6–8199.5—0.0%
6–857915.535%26%
6–866916.463%56%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
909 South Ave West, Missoula, MT 59801
Phone
(406)728-2400
Website