Smith School
2320 5th Ave
Helena MT, 59601, Lewis And Clark County
Phone: 406-324-1530
Ranking: (92 out of 448, top 21%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Helena Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |||||||
Total Students: | 304 | 288 | 279 | 310 | 312 | 312 | 292 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 9 | 3.0% | 4 | 1.4% | 9 | 3.2% | 8 | 2.6% | 6 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten: | 48 | 15.8% | 45 | 15.6% | 32 | 11.5% | 44 | 14.2% | 40 | 12.8% | 57 | 18.3% | 43 | 14.7% |
Grade 1: | 46 | 15.1% | 44 | 15.3% | 48 | 17.2% | 49 | 15.8% | 56 | 17.9% | 48 | 15.4% | 49 | 16.8% |
Grade 2: | 48 | 15.8% | 51 | 17.7% | 40 | 14.3% | 57 | 18.4% | 51 | 16.3% | 54 | 17.3% | 49 | 16.8% |
Grade 3: | 59 | 19.4% | 49 | 17.0% | 53 | 19.0% | 52 | 16.8% | 60 | 19.2% | 48 | 15.4% | 53 | 18.2% |
Grade 4: | 48 | 15.8% | 51 | 17.7% | 47 | 16.8% | 52 | 16.8% | 49 | 15.7% | 53 | 17.0% | 46 | 15.8% |
Grade 5: | 46 | 15.1% | 44 | 15.3% | 50 | 17.9% | 48 | 15.5% | 50 | 16.0% | 46 | 14.7% | 52 | 17.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 149 | 49.0% | 139 | 48.3% | 133 | 47.7% | 152 | 49.0% | 155 | 49.7% | 161 | 51.6% | 146 | 50.0% |
Female: | 155 | 51.0% | 149 | 51.7% | 146 | 52.3% | 158 | 51.0% | 149 | 47.8% | 143 | 45.8% | 142 | 48.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 16 | 5.3% | 22 | 7.6% | 21 | 7.5% | 19 | 6.1% | 16 | 5.1% | 18 | 5.8% | 17 | 5.8% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 7 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.6% | 12 | 3.8% | 9 | 3.1% |
Hispanic: | 10 | 3.3% | 11 | 3.8% | 12 | 4.3% | 11 | 3.5% | 11 | 3.5% | 9 | 2.9% | 10 | 3.4% |
Black: | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% |
White: | 266 | 87.5% | 245 | 85.1% | 240 | 86.0% | 270 | 87.1% | 277 | 88.8% | 271 | 86.9% | 254 | 87.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 101 | 33.2% | 113 | 39.2% | 72 | 25.8% | 90 | 29.0% | 76 | 24.4% | 84 | 26.9% | 53 | 18.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 8.6% | 20 | 6.9% | 21 | 7.5% | 29 | 9.4% | 32 | 10.3% | 21 | 6.7% | 25 | 8.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.38 | 15.89 | 15.37 | 17.54 | 17.29 | 16.40 | 16.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CRT | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 65.9% | 65.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 68.5% | 67.6% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 58% | 63% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | 67% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 84.6% | 80.5% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 86.7% | 83.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 84% | 84% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 45.7% | 45.2% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 59.7% | 56.5% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 61.9% | 63.7% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 64.8% | 67.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 63% | 67% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 59% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 75.8% | 65.7% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 75% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 83.2% | 79.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 80.1% | 79.8% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | 79% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 81% | 81% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 62% | 62% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 66% | 66% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 69.2% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 62.4% | 66.8% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 62% | 68% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 59% | 67% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.8% | 79.3% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 80.7% | 81% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 82% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 84% |
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* Smith School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.