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
Student By Grade
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
2%
11%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
1%
6%
% Black
n/a
1%
% White
90%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
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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