📍 1497 Sierra Road East, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, 59602
Rossiter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Helena, Lewis and Clark County. The school has 391 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Helena Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rossiter School enrolls 391 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 326 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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.
Rossiter School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 41, state house district 82.
Rossiter 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 391 students, Rossiter School is close to the district average of about 392 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small