Chief Joseph School
5305 3rd Ave South
Great Falls MT, 59405, Cascade County
Phone: 406-268-6675
Ranking: 
(147 out of 448, top 33%)*
(147 out of 448, top 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Great Falls Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 333 | 316 | 287 | 293 | 284 | 262 | 271 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 24 | 7.2% | 29 | 9.2% | 30 | 10.5% | 32 | 10.9% | 25 | 8.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 50 | 15.0% | 48 | 15.2% | 49 | 17.1% | 34 | 11.6% | 41 | 14.4% | 43 | 16.4% | 42 | 15.5% |
| Grade 1: | 43 | 12.9% | 65 | 20.6% | 32 | 11.1% | 40 | 13.7% | 42 | 14.8% | 41 | 15.6% | 34 | 12.5% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 18.6% | 32 | 10.1% | 39 | 13.6% | 45 | 15.4% | 40 | 14.1% | 31 | 11.8% | 38 | 14.0% |
| Grade 3: | 36 | 10.8% | 41 | 13.0% | 39 | 13.6% | 28 | 9.6% | 25 | 8.8% | 35 | 13.4% | 46 | 17.0% |
| Grade 4: | 41 | 12.3% | 44 | 13.9% | 30 | 10.5% | 28 | 9.6% | 43 | 15.1% | 45 | 17.2% | 32 | 11.8% |
| Grade 5: | 42 | 12.6% | 30 | 9.5% | 23 | 8.0% | 43 | 14.7% | 40 | 14.1% | 30 | 11.5% | 37 | 13.7% |
| Grade 6: | 35 | 10.5% | 27 | 8.5% | 45 | 15.7% | 43 | 14.7% | 28 | 9.9% | 36 | 13.7% | 42 | 15.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 167 | 50.2% | 154 | 48.7% | 149 | 51.9% | 158 | 53.9% | 156 | 54.9% | 133 | 50.8% | 145 | 53.5% |
| Female: | 166 | 49.8% | 162 | 51.3% | 138 | 48.1% | 135 | 46.1% | 120 | 42.3% | 121 | 46.2% | 122 | 45.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 22 | 6.6% | 23 | 7.3% | 27 | 9.4% | 33 | 11.3% | 26 | 9.2% | 28 | 10.7% | 22 | 8.1% |
| Asian: | 9 | 2.7% | 11 | 3.5% | 5 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 3.6% | 12 | 3.8% | 6 | 2.1% | 11 | 3.8% | 10 | 3.5% | 12 | 4.6% | 13 | 4.8% |
| Black: | 19 | 5.7% | 20 | 6.3% | 16 | 5.6% | 10 | 3.4% | 16 | 5.6% | 15 | 5.7% | 17 | 6.3% |
| White: | 247 | 74.2% | 234 | 74.1% | 232 | 80.8% | 236 | 80.5% | 230 | 81.0% | 205 | 78.2% | 216 | 79.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 6.6% | 15 | 4.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 117 | 35.1% | 119 | 37.7% | 107 | 37.3% | 107 | 36.5% | 99 | 34.9% | 84 | 32.1% | 88 | 32.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 13.5% | 36 | 11.4% | 33 | 11.5% | 26 | 8.9% | 30 | 10.6% | 51 | 19.5% | 49 | 18.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.77 | 13.51 | 13.11 | 12.79 | 13.34 | 12.00 | 13.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 79.2% | 65.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.6% | 67.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 78% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 86.8% | 80.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 87.1% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 88% | 84% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 87% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 60.9% | 45.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76.2% | 56.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 78.4% | 63.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 78.5% | 67.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 79% | 67% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 67% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.2% | 65.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 75% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.2% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.4% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | 79% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 81% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71% | 62% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 68% | 66% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 77.7% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78.9% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | 68% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 75% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 82.6% | 79.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 81% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 87% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 84% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 74.9% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 73.8% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 84% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.8% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 88% | 83% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | 84% |
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* Chief Joseph School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.