📍 600 Commerce St, Bigfork, Flathead County, 59911
Bigfork Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bigfork, Flathead County. The school has 461 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bigfork Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bigfork Elementary enrolls 461 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 423 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 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.
Bigfork Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-10, state senate district 5, state house district 10.
Bigfork Elementary is one of 2 schools in Bigfork Elem, based in Bigfork, Montana. The district serves 579 students district-wide and employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 461 students, Bigfork Elementary is larger than the district average of about 290 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote