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Smith Valley Primary Schl School

Serves grades PK - 6

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2901 Hwy 2 West
Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone
(406) 756-4535
District
Smith Valley Elem
County
FLATHEAD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
168
Classroom Teachers
12

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Montana

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.2% of all MT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.1% of all U.S. schools.


Smith Valley Primary Schl School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
45%
49%
45%
30%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
44%
30%
46%
30%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
41%
30%
48%
30%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
39%
49%
46%
30%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 28 16.7%
Grade 1 23 13.7%
Grade 2 28 16.7%
Grade 3 23 13.7%
Grade 4 21 12.5%
Grade 5 26 15.5%
Grade 6 19 11.3%
Total 168 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 97.4% 97.6% 81.1%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
Hispanic 1.3% 1.5% 6.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 1.0% 11.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 0.2%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.2%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 2,962 1,122,867
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 107.9 8
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.3% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.0% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.3% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 19.4% 19.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 982 443,917
Single Parent Households With Children 3.2% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.4% 94.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.3% 34.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.6% 14.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.5% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.2% 18.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.5% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.2% 12.2%
$15,000 or less 5.3% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,862 $1,537,000 58.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,062 $238,000 9.1%
Staff $183 $41,000 1.6%
General Administration $335 $75,000 2.9%
School Administration $585 $131,000 5.0%
Operation $670 $150,000 5.7%
Transportation $112 $25,000 1.0%
Other $527 $118,000 4.5%
Total Support $3,473 $778,000 29.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,344 $301,000 11.5%
Total Expenditures $11,679 $2,616,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,582 $1,140,352,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $842 $126,670,000 5.5%
Staff $436 $65,555,000 2.9%
General Administration $393 $59,177,000 2.6%
School Administration $711 $106,961,000 4.7%
Operation $1,352 $203,396,000 8.8%
Transportation $574 $86,258,000 3.8%
Other $397 $59,678,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,705 $707,695,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,994 $450,323,000 19.6%
Total Expenditures $15,281 $2,298,370,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%