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Butte Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Walkerville.

Walkerville’s Schools page →

Students
2,929
Schools
7
Spent per student
$10,560
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Debt
$33.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Butte Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of Montana districts
  • Spends 22% less per student than the MT average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $33.3M, about $11,364 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Walkerville 649

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Walkerville. Grade by grade →

PK–66 schoolsThis district
7–8East Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Butte High SchoolButte High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency37%
State average 35.2% · 1,921 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 45.7% · 1,925 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 85% at Butte 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
$10,560 per student · 22% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 40%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 47%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,948’20
2,964’21
2,966’22
2,949’23
2,929’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Butte
C+
503 students16:1
Hillcrest School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Butte
A−
412 students19:1
Emerson School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Butte
C−
389 students16:1
Whittier School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Butte
B
383 students15:1
Margaret Leary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Butte
B−
359 students16:1
Kennedy School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Butte
C
219 students13:1
East Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Butte
C+
664 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.