Margaret Leary School
1301 4 Mile Vue Rd
Butte MT, 59701, Silver Bow County
Phone: 406-533-2550
Ranking: 
(90 out of 448, top 20%)*
(90 out of 448, top 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Butte 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: | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 299 | 322 | 342 | 312 | 319 | 303 | 302 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 60 | 20.1% | 55 | 17.1% | 60 | 17.5% | 44 | 14.1% | 44 | 13.8% | 40 | 13.2% | 46 | 15.2% |
| Grade 1: | 37 | 12.4% | 40 | 12.4% | 52 | 15.2% | 39 | 12.5% | 44 | 13.8% | 40 | 13.2% | 37 | 12.3% |
| Grade 2: | 39 | 13.0% | 52 | 16.1% | 36 | 10.5% | 42 | 13.5% | 43 | 13.5% | 39 | 12.9% | 43 | 14.2% |
| Grade 3: | 46 | 15.4% | 35 | 10.9% | 49 | 14.3% | 42 | 13.5% | 40 | 12.5% | 47 | 15.5% | 44 | 14.6% |
| Grade 4: | 35 | 11.7% | 49 | 15.2% | 49 | 14.3% | 48 | 15.4% | 51 | 16.0% | 51 | 16.8% | 51 | 16.9% |
| Grade 5: | 43 | 14.4% | 45 | 14.0% | 53 | 15.5% | 44 | 14.1% | 49 | 15.4% | 43 | 14.2% | 45 | 14.9% |
| Grade 6: | 39 | 13.0% | 46 | 14.3% | 43 | 12.6% | 53 | 17.0% | 48 | 15.0% | 43 | 14.2% | 36 | 11.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 146 | 48.8% | 155 | 48.1% | 154 | 45.0% | 146 | 46.8% | 153 | 48.0% | 144 | 47.5% | 143 | 47.4% |
| Female: | 153 | 51.2% | 167 | 51.9% | 188 | 55.0% | 166 | 53.2% | 158 | 49.5% | 151 | 49.8% | 155 | 51.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 2.3% | 10 | 3.1% | 13 | 3.8% | 10 | 3.2% | 13 | 4.1% | 4 | 1.3% | 10 | 3.3% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 2.7% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 14 | 4.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 2.0% | 11 | 3.6% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.7% |
| White: | 275 | 92.0% | 299 | 92.9% | 318 | 93.0% | 286 | 91.7% | 294 | 92.2% | 287 | 94.7% | 276 | 91.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 108 | 33.5% | 134 | 39.2% | 130 | 41.7% | 126 | 39.5% | 114 | 37.6% | 120 | 39.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 14 | 4.3% | 17 | 5.0% | 26 | 8.3% | 43 | 13.5% | 18 | 5.9% | 20 | 6.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.80 | 17.07 | 16.28 | 17.37 | 17.71 | 16.90 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 61.3% | 65.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 71.5% | 67.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 66% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 78% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 80.2% | 80.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 86.2% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 85% | 84% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 45% | 45.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 77.4% | 56.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 68% | 63.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 64.9% | 67.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 65% | 67% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 73% | 67% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 55.9% | 65.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 81.2% | 75% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 79.6% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 73.1% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 79% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 84% | 81% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 63% | 62% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 66% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 64.4% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 72.6% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 64% | 68% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 80.5% | 79.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 80% | 81% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 77% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 84% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 54.4% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 65.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 64% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 74.7% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 81.5% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 83% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 81% | 84% |
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* Margaret Leary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.