For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 42 students in Smith Valley Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, 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 25% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% 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
329 Schools
# Students
190 Students
34,662 Students
# Teachers
15 Teachers
2,546 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Smith Valley Elementary School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 332 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#259 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
37%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)38.4%
35.9%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.40
% American Indian
1%
11%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
3%
6%
% Black
n/a
n/a
% White
88%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,126 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,507. The school district revenue/student has grown by 39% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,768 is less than the state median of $15,598. The school district spending/student has grown by 36% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,126
$15,507
Spending / Student
$13,768
$15,598
Best Smith Valley Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Smith Valley 7-8
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
2901 Highway 2 West
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 756-4535
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 756-4535
Gr: 7-8 | 42 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
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