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Somers Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Kalispell’s School Grade A− better than 76% of Montana school districts

Students
534
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,358
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$14M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Somers Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the MT average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $14M, about $26,187 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A+

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kalispell. Grade by grade →

PK–56 elementary schoolsKalispell Elementary School District
6–8Kalispell Middle SchoolKalispell Elementary School District
9–124 high schoolsFlathead High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency58%
State average 35.2% · 380 students tested
Reading / language arts65%
State average 45.7% · 385 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
$11,358 per student · 16% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 31%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 56%State 36%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
553’20
568’21
555’22
533’23
534’24

Down 3.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Lakeside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lakeside
A−
303 students15:1
Somers Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Somers
A−
231 students15:1

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.