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Kessler Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 2420 Choteau Street, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, 59601

238
Pupils
12.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Kessler Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Helena, Lewis and Clark County. The school has 238 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Helena Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Helena Elem

Enrollment & staffing

Kessler Elementary School enrolls 238 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.

Male students
125 (53%)
Female students
113 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student-teacher ratio
12.5:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White19783%
Hispanic or Latino2812%
American Indian or Alaska Native72.9%
Black or African American41.7%
Two or more races2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Kessler Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 40, state house district 79.

School district: Helena Elem

Kessler Elementary School is one of 13 schools in Helena Elem, based in Helena, Montana. The district serves 5,100 students district-wide and employs 338 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 238 students, Kessler Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 392 students per school.

5,100
District students
13
Schools
338
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
37%
Math proficient
14%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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