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Schools in Batavia

Batavia’s public schools

Smith Valley Elementary School District and Flathead High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Batavia. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Montana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Montana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 12% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Flathead High
Students per teacher
15.2
MT 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
3,166 students on the public path
In brief

Batavia’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Batavia’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Glacier High School places highest (better than 66%); Smith Valley Primary Schl lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Batavia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Smith Valley Primary SchlSmith Valley Elementary School DistrictC−
7–8Smith Valley 7-8Smith Valley Elementary School DistrictC+
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Smith Valley Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Batavia

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Smith Valley Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 190 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$11,145MT $13,570 · FY2024
C−
Flathead High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 4 schools · 2,976 students · 15.4 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$11,886MT $13,570 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Smith Valley Elementary School District37%
State average 45.7% · 146 students tested
Math · PK–8, Smith Valley Elementary School District22%
State average 35.2% · 146 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Flathead High School District49%
State average 45.7% · 614 students tested
Math · 9–12, Flathead High School District26%
State average 35.2% · 623 students tested

Batavia vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Montana towns that share Batavia’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Batavia—Smith Valley Elementary PK–8 · Flathead High 9–12

Every school in Batavia

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Bataviaby address
Smith Valley Primary Schl
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kalispell
C−
148 students12:1Rate it →
Smith Valley 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Kalispell
C+
42 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Bataviain other towns
Flathead High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kalispell
C+
1,541 students16:1Rate it →
Glacier High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kalispell
B+
1,402 students16:1Rate it →
Kalispell Rising Wolf Charter
High · Grades 9–12 · Kalispell
11 students2:1Rate it →
Flathead Pace Academy
High · Grades 10–12 · Kalispell
22 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Batavia’s schools

Are Batavia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Batavia. Smith Valley Elementary School District and Flathead High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Batavia. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Batavia in?

Smith Valley Elementary School District and Flathead High School District.

Where do Batavia kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Flathead High School, Glacier High School, Flathead Pace Academy and Kalispell Rising Wolf Charter.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.