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Chief Joseph School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

5305 3rd Avenue South, Great Falls, MT 59405 · (406) 268-6675 · Part of Great Falls Elementary School District

Great Falls’ School Grade B better than 60% of Montana school districts

Directions
Students
260
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Chief Joseph School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Montana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Great Falls kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Great Falls kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Chief Joseph SchoolYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 46.1%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Montana’s 592 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5305 3rd Avenue South, Great Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K16
Kindergarten37
Grade 136
Grade 239
Grade 328
Grade 436
Grade 533
Grade 635
Enrollment over time
273’20
282’21
268’22
262’23
260’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 9%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Black 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Chief Joseph School from Great Falls families.

Other schools in Great Falls Elementary School District

The district →
Meadow Lark School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Great Falls
A+
527 students20:1
Riverview School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Great Falls
A
445 students21:1
Giant Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Great Falls
C+
431 students14:1
West Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Great Falls
C−
421 students14:1
Sacajawea School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Great Falls
B+
405 students18:1
Sunnyside School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Great Falls
B
396 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Montana’s other public schools; Great Falls’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.