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West Valley Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2290 Farm To Market Road
Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone
(406) 755-7239
District
West Valley Elem
County
FLATHEAD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
338
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Montana

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.3% of all MT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

West Valley Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
50%
41%
57%
48%
42%
35%
50%
41%
57%
48%
42%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
39%
62%
46%
42%
33%
52%
39%
62%
46%
42%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
50%
42%
57%
48%
42%
35%
50%
42%
57%
48%
42%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
62%
39%
72%
46%
52%
31%
    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
15
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 5 94 27.8%
Grade 6 92 27.2%
Grade 7 87 25.7%
Grade 8 65 19.2%
Total 338 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.6% 94.4% 81.1%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
Hispanic 4.9% 3.9% 6.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.7% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 1.0% 11.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 0.2%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.2%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 5,536 1,132,812
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 80.8 8
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.2% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 29.6% 18.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.1% 32.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.5% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 12.7% 19.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,055 452,683
Single Parent Households With Children 16.9% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.5% 94.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.1% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.5% 15.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.1% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.4% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 23.7% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.0% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.4% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 5.8% 8.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,927 $4,516,000 61.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $164 $125,000 1.7%
Staff $487 $371,000 5.0%
General Administration $458 $349,000 4.7%
School Administration $264 $201,000 2.7%
Operation $749 $571,000 7.8%
Transportation $492 $375,000 5.1%
Other $253 $193,000 2.6%
Total Support $2,867 $2,185,000 29.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $854 $651,000 8.9%
Total Expenditures $9,648 $7,352,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,582 $1,140,352,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $842 $126,670,000 5.5%
Staff $436 $65,555,000 2.9%
General Administration $393 $59,177,000 2.6%
School Administration $711 $106,961,000 4.7%
Operation $1,352 $203,396,000 8.8%
Transportation $574 $86,258,000 3.8%
Other $397 $59,678,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,705 $707,695,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,994 $450,323,000 19.6%
Total Expenditures $15,281 $2,298,370,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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