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C−

Smith Valley Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Batavia.

Batavia’s Schools page →

Students
190
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,145
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Smith Valley Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 21% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the MT average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0M, about $179 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 21% of the 241 Montana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Batavia 690

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Batavia. Grade by grade →

PK–6Smith Valley Primary SchlThis district
7–8Smith Valley 7-8This district
9–124 high schoolsFlathead High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 35.2% · 146 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 45.7% · 146 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 81% at Flathead High School District, which runs the high school (state 85.5%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,145 per student · 18% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 30%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 46%Federal 24%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
217’20
219’21
224’22
200’23
190’24

Down 12.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

Smith Valley Primary Schl
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kalispell
C−
148 students12:1
Smith Valley 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Kalispell
C+
42 students16:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Montana.