📍 2320 5th Avenue, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, 59601
Smith School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Helena, Lewis and Clark County. The school has 290 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Helena Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Smith School enrolls 290 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 195 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 24% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.4% |
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.
Smith 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 42, state house district 84.
Smith 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 290 students, Smith School is smaller than the district average of about 392 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small