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C

Helena Flats Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Evergreen and Helena Flats.

Evergreen’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Montana school districts

Students
293
Schools
2
Spent per student
$9,444
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Helena Flats Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 27% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 30% less per student than the MT average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 31.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.6M, about $2,044 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 27% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Evergreen 9,611Helena Flats 857

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Evergreen. Grade by grade →

PK–4East Evergreen SchoolEvergreen Elementary School District
5–8Evergreen Junior HighEvergreen Elementary School District
9–124 high schoolsFlathead High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 35.2% · 158 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 45.7% · 158 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
$9,444 per student · 30% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 31%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 60%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
223’20
271’21
280’22
286’23
293’24

Up 31.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <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.

Helena Flats School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kalispell
C+
253 students18:1
Helena Flats 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Kalispell
C+
40 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Flathead High School DistrictKalispell
$11,886per student
Kalispell Elementary School DistrictKalispell
$12,834per student
West Valley Elementary School DistrictKalispell
$9,716per student

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.