📍 2290 Farm To Market Road, Kalispell, Flathead County, 59901
West Valley School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kalispell, Flathead County. The school has 424 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Valley Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Valley School enrolls 424 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.5% Two or more races and 3.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 389 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <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.
West Valley School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-10, state senate district 3, state house district 6.
West Valley School is one of 2 schools in West Valley Elem, based in Kalispell, Montana. The district serves 806 students district-wide and employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 424 students, West Valley School is close to the district average of about 403 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant