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Hellgate Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Missoula.

Missoula’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Montana school districts

Students
1,464
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,821
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Debt
$21.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hellgate Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 83% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the MT average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $21.2M, about $14,471 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 83% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Missoula. Grade by grade →

PK–511 elementary schoolsMissoula Elementary School District
6–84 middle schoolsMissoula Elementary School District
9–123 high schoolsMissoula High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency46%
State average 35.2% · 963 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 45.7% · 962 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 85% at Missoula 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
$11,821 per student · 13% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 43%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 41%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,473’20
1,478’21
1,498’22
1,460’23
1,464’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 7%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

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.