📍 1205 1st Avenue NW, Great Falls, Cascade County, 59404
West Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Great Falls, Cascade County. The school has 463 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Great Falls Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Elementary enrolls 463 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 14% Two or more races and 10% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 328 | 71% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 14% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 47 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
West Elementary 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 11, state house district 22.
West Elementary 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 463 students, West Elementary is close to the district average of about 405 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small