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Jim Darcy School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

990 Lincoln Road West, Helena, MT 59602 · (406) 324-1410 · Part of Helena Elementary School District

Helena Valley Northwest’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Montana school districts

Directions
Students
473
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Jim Darcy School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Montana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Helena Valley Northwest kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Helena Valley Northwest kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Jim Darcy SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts45%
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 ↗

990 Lincoln Road West, Helena

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K5
Kindergarten74
Grade 179
Grade 271
Grade 383
Grade 483
Grade 578
Enrollment over time
482’20
481’21
470’22
486’23
473’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jim Darcy School from Helena Valley Northwest families.

Other schools in Helena Elementary School District

The district →
Four Georgians School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Helena
B
482 students17:1
Rossiter School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Helena
B−
369 students17:1
Bryant School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Helena
D
288 students14:1
Warren School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Helena
B+
276 students16:1
Jefferson School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Helena
A+
245 students19:1
Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Helena
B−
242 students14:1

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; Helena Valley Northwest’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.