Jim Darcy School
990 Lincoln Rd West
Helena MT, 59602, Lewis And Clark County
Phone: 406-324-1410
Ranking: 
(316 out of 448, bottom 29%)*
(316 out of 448, bottom 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Helena Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 335 | 307 | 293 | 293 | 287 | 273 | 263 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 6 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.9% | 9 | 3.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 7 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 65 | 19.4% | 64 | 20.8% | 45 | 15.4% | 45 | 15.4% | 40 | 13.9% | 44 | 16.1% | 44 | 16.7% |
| Grade 1: | 66 | 19.7% | 44 | 14.3% | 44 | 15.0% | 43 | 14.7% | 45 | 15.7% | 44 | 16.1% | 42 | 16.0% |
| Grade 2: | 43 | 12.8% | 44 | 14.3% | 44 | 15.0% | 45 | 15.4% | 44 | 15.3% | 44 | 16.1% | 39 | 14.8% |
| Grade 3: | 52 | 15.5% | 47 | 15.3% | 49 | 16.7% | 51 | 17.4% | 51 | 17.8% | 46 | 16.8% | 46 | 17.5% |
| Grade 4: | 51 | 15.2% | 48 | 15.6% | 50 | 17.1% | 53 | 18.1% | 52 | 18.1% | 48 | 17.6% | 43 | 16.3% |
| Grade 5: | 52 | 15.5% | 51 | 16.6% | 52 | 17.7% | 53 | 18.1% | 48 | 16.7% | 42 | 15.4% | 49 | 18.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 165 | 49.3% | 148 | 48.2% | 154 | 52.6% | 149 | 50.9% | 146 | 50.9% | 132 | 48.4% | 140 | 53.2% |
| Female: | 170 | 50.7% | 159 | 51.8% | 139 | 47.4% | 144 | 49.1% | 133 | 46.3% | 133 | 48.7% | 119 | 45.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.9% | 6 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.9% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 2.7% | 11 | 3.6% | 6 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.7% | 6 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| White: | 311 | 92.8% | 285 | 92.8% | 280 | 95.6% | 284 | 96.9% | 277 | 96.5% | 265 | 97.1% | 253 | 96.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 17.0% | 50 | 16.3% | 37 | 12.6% | 48 | 16.4% | 30 | 10.5% | 38 | 13.9% | 28 | 10.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 5.1% | 13 | 4.2% | 11 | 3.8% | 21 | 7.2% | 25 | 8.7% | 34 | 12.5% | 25 | 9.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.13 | 19.25 | 19.47 | 19.59 | 18.83 | 17.40 | 18.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 65.9% | 65.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 68.5% | 67.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 61% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 84.6% | 80.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 86.7% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 84% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 84% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 45.7% | 45.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 59.7% | 56.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 61.9% | 63.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 64.8% | 67.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 63% | 67% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 59% | 67% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 75.8% | 65.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 81% | 75% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 83.2% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 80.1% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 79% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 81% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 62% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 66% | 66% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69.2% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 62.4% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62% | 68% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 59% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82.8% | 79.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 80.7% | 81% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 84% |
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* Jim Darcy School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.