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Kessler Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
2420 Choteau Street
Helena, MT 59601
Phone
(406) 324-1700
District
HELENA ELEM
County
LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
230
Classroom Teachers
20

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Montana

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.9% of all MT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Kessler Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
44%
30%
44%
49%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
43%
54%
46%
34%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
40%
44%
47%
34%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 48 20.9%
Grade 1 38 16.5%
Grade 2 37 16.1%
Grade 3 33 14.3%
Grade 4 32 13.9%
Grade 5 42 18.3%
Total 230 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.9% 86.6% 81.2%
Black 1.3% 1.1% 0.8%
Hispanic 13.3% 8.5% 5.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.8% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.1% 3.1% 11.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 0.1%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.1%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 55,863 1,122,867
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 149.6 7
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.7% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.2% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 18.4% 19.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 23,673 443,917
Single Parent Households With Children 8.1% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.0% 94.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.2% 34.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.6% 14.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.4% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.3% 18.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.4% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.7% 12.2%
$15,000 or less 5.9% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,809 $36,346,442 52.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $955 $5,097,790 7.4%
Staff $287 $1,532,006 2.2%
General Administration $126 $672,588 1.0%
School Administration $679 $3,624,502 5.2%
Operation $970 $5,177,860 7.5%
Transportation $629 $3,357,602 4.9%
Other $315 $1,681,470 2.4%
Total Support $3,962 $21,149,156 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,181 $11,642,178 16.8%
Total Expenditures $12,953 $69,143,114 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,083 $1,056,883,697 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $694 $103,488,902 4.8%
Staff $415 $61,937,124 2.8%
General Administration $391 $58,320,392 2.7%
School Administration $679 $101,279,879 4.7%
Operation $1,223 $182,486,282 8.4%
Transportation $551 $82,271,867 3.8%
Other $356 $53,153,862 2.4%
Total Support $4,309 $642,927,677 29.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,189 $475,825,278 21.9%
Total Expenditures $14,580 $2,175,644,910 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%