State/Public Elementary Open

Chief Joseph School

๐Ÿ“ 5305 3rd Avenue South, Great Falls, Cascade County, 59405

268
Pupils
11.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Chief Joseph School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Great Falls, Cascade County. The school has 268 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Great Falls Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Great Falls Elem

Enrollment & staffing

Chief Joseph School enrolls 268 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.

Male students
129 (48%)
Female students
139 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
22.5
Student-teacher ratio
11.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 16% Two or more races and 12% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White17465%
Two or more races4316%
Hispanic or Latino3112%
American Indian or Alaska Native134.9%
Black or African American41.5%
Asian2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<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€“6

Chief Joseph 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 13, state house district 25.

School district: Great Falls Elem

Chief Joseph School is one of 17 schools in Great Falls Elem, based in Great Falls, Montana. The district serves 6,890 students district-wide and employs 460 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 268 students, Chief Joseph School is smaller than the district average of about 405 students per school.

6,890
District students
17
Schools
460
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

47%
Reading proficient
57%
Math proficient
19%
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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