School district · Montana

West Valley Elem

West Valley Elem in Montana: 2 public schools with 806 students and 18.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $9,716 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
806
Students per teacher
18.2
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$9,716
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)
44.4
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
403
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

56%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 86% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

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

Math

Montana: 37%

42%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 63% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

476 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
$7.5K15
$8.4K16
$8.7K17
$8.4K18
$8.5K19
$8.3K20
$9.8K21
$10.2K22
$10.3K23
$9.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.1% · $264K
State
53% · $4.5M
Local
44% · $3.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,300
Support services
$3,029
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$0
Long-term debt
$4.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–443417.555%47%
5–837219.057%40%

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
2290 Farm To Market Road, Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone
(406)755-7239
Website