Central School
402 North Warren
Helena MT, 59601, Lewis And Clark County
Phone: 406-324-1230
Ranking: 
(137 out of 458, top 30%)*
(137 out of 458, top 30%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Helena Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 20 | 18 | |||
| Total Students: | 281 | 299 | 273 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 8 | 2.8% | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 42 | 14.9% | 41 | 13.7% | 44 | 16.1% |
| Grade 1: | 47 | 16.7% | 49 | 16.4% | 48 | 17.6% |
| Grade 2: | 43 | 15.3% | 51 | 17.1% | 53 | 19.4% |
| Grade 3: | 47 | 16.7% | 55 | 18.4% | 46 | 16.8% |
| Grade 4: | 45 | 16.0% | 53 | 17.7% | 48 | 17.6% |
| Grade 5: | 49 | 17.4% | 47 | 15.7% | 34 | 12.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 137 | 48.8% | 155 | 51.8% | 141 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 136 | 48.4% | 136 | 45.5% | 128 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 15 | 5.3% | 16 | 5.4% | 17 | 6.2% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.7% | 5 | 1.8% |
| Black | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.1% |
| White: | 249 | 88.6% | 266 | 89.0% | 243 | 89.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 28.1% | 109 | 36.5% | 73 | 26.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 8.2% | 28 | 9.4% | 27 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.21 | 15.10 | 15.40 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 65.9% | 65.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 68.5% | 67.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 84.6% | 80.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 86.7% | 83.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 45.7% | 45.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 59.7% | 56.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 61.9% | 63.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 64.8% | 67.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 75.8% | 65.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 81% | 75% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 83.2% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 80.1% | 79.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 69.2% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 62.4% | 66.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 82.8% | 79.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 80.7% | 81% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Central School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.