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West Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

1205 1st Avenue NW, Great Falls, MT 59404 · (406) 268-7180 · Part of Great Falls Elementary School District

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

Directions
Students
421
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about West Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Montana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • 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–6West ElementaryYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 46.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1205 1st Avenue NW, Great Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten55
Grade 156
Grade 243
Grade 352
Grade 464
Grade 566
Grade 670
Enrollment over time
431’20
463’21
463’22
463’23
421’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Two or more races 14%Hispanic 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Elementary 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
Sacajawea School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Great Falls
B+
405 students18:1
Sunnyside School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Great Falls
B
396 students16:1
Loy School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Great Falls
A−
392 students18:1

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.