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West Elementary Primary School
1205 1st Ave Nw
Great Falls MT, 59404, Cascade County
Phone: 406-268-7180
Ranking: 
(145 out of 448, top 32%)*
(145 out of 448, top 32%)*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: | 35 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 486 | 483 | 488 | 475 | 490 | 488 | 520 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 65 | 13.4% | 87 | 18.0% | 72 | 14.8% | 66 | 13.9% | 74 | 15.1% | 61 | 12.5% | 77 | 14.8% |
| Grade 1: | 73 | 15.0% | 72 | 14.9% | 67 | 13.7% | 72 | 15.2% | 61 | 12.4% | 73 | 15.0% | 83 | 16.0% |
| Grade 2: | 72 | 14.8% | 61 | 12.6% | 75 | 15.4% | 66 | 13.9% | 71 | 14.5% | 83 | 17.0% | 69 | 13.3% |
| Grade 3: | 70 | 14.4% | 62 | 12.8% | 67 | 13.7% | 73 | 15.4% | 91 | 18.6% | 64 | 13.1% | 66 | 12.7% |
| Grade 4: | 78 | 16.0% | 63 | 13.0% | 70 | 14.3% | 80 | 16.8% | 61 | 12.4% | 64 | 13.1% | 65 | 12.5% |
| Grade 5: | 61 | 12.6% | 68 | 14.1% | 77 | 15.8% | 61 | 12.8% | 64 | 13.1% | 70 | 14.3% | 79 | 15.2% |
| Grade 6: | 67 | 13.8% | 70 | 14.5% | 60 | 12.3% | 57 | 12.0% | 68 | 13.9% | 70 | 14.3% | 81 | 15.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 263 | 54.1% | 262 | 54.2% | 262 | 53.7% | 259 | 54.5% | 253 | 51.6% | 265 | 54.3% | 286 | 55.0% |
| Female: | 223 | 45.9% | 221 | 45.8% | 226 | 46.3% | 216 | 45.5% | 229 | 46.7% | 215 | 44.1% | 230 | 44.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 80 | 16.5% | 91 | 18.8% | 82 | 16.8% | 68 | 14.3% | 60 | 12.2% | 63 | 12.9% | 84 | 16.2% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 2.7% | 8 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.3% | 17 | 3.6% | 14 | 2.9% | 13 | 2.7% | 8 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.1% |
| White: | 368 | 75.7% | 364 | 75.4% | 380 | 77.9% | 378 | 79.6% | 403 | 82.2% | 398 | 81.6% | 413 | 79.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 306 | 63.0% | 279 | 57.8% | 257 | 52.7% | 220 | 46.3% | 242 | 49.4% | 209 | 42.8% | 230 | 44.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 9.3% | 49 | 10.1% | 44 | 9.0% | 44 | 9.3% | 69 | 14.1% | 73 | 15.0% | 59 | 11.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.97 | 13.52 | 15.44 | 14.29 | 15.75 | 15.80 | 17.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.2% | 65.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 82.6% | 67.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 86.8% | 80.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87.1% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 84% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 60.9% | 45.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 76.2% | 56.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 78.4% | 63.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 78.5% | 67.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 67% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 76% | 67% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 76.2% | 65.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 85% | 75% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 85.2% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 84.4% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 79% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 81% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | 62% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 66% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 77.7% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78.9% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 68% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 82.6% | 79.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 86% | 81% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 84% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 74.9% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 73.8% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 84% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 85.8% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 83% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 84% |
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* West Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.