West Elementary School
800 South Emmett
Butte MT, 59701, Silver Bow County
Phone: 406-533-2700
Ranking: 
(369 out of 448, bottom 18%)*
(369 out of 448, bottom 18%)*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: | 34 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 562 | 510 | 502 | 477 | 435 | 460 | 434 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 36 | 6.4% | 32 | 6.3% | 41 | 8.2% | 25 | 5.2% | 22 | 5.1% | 37 | 8.0% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 83 | 14.8% | 84 | 16.5% | 80 | 15.9% | 82 | 17.2% | 59 | 13.6% | 66 | 14.3% | 73 | 16.8% |
| Grade 1: | 84 | 14.9% | 73 | 14.3% | 77 | 15.3% | 64 | 13.4% | 57 | 13.1% | 74 | 16.1% | 68 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 78 | 13.9% | 74 | 14.5% | 57 | 11.4% | 64 | 13.4% | 76 | 17.5% | 60 | 13.0% | 60 | 13.8% |
| Grade 3: | 82 | 14.6% | 55 | 10.8% | 56 | 11.2% | 73 | 15.3% | 57 | 13.1% | 56 | 12.2% | 52 | 12.0% |
| Grade 4: | 60 | 10.7% | 73 | 14.3% | 71 | 14.1% | 56 | 11.7% | 56 | 12.9% | 48 | 10.4% | 52 | 12.0% |
| Grade 5: | 77 | 13.7% | 60 | 11.8% | 60 | 12.0% | 60 | 12.6% | 49 | 11.3% | 55 | 12.0% | 66 | 15.2% |
| Grade 6: | 62 | 11.0% | 59 | 11.6% | 60 | 12.0% | 53 | 11.1% | 59 | 13.6% | 64 | 13.9% | 63 | 14.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 311 | 55.3% | 275 | 53.9% | 283 | 56.4% | 258 | 54.1% | 241 | 55.4% | 259 | 56.3% | 253 | 58.3% |
| Female: | 251 | 44.7% | 235 | 46.1% | 219 | 43.6% | 219 | 45.9% | 186 | 42.8% | 193 | 42.0% | 177 | 40.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 34 | 6.0% | 36 | 7.1% | 42 | 8.4% | 20 | 4.2% | 38 | 8.7% | 39 | 8.5% | 43 | 9.9% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 32 | 5.7% | 24 | 4.7% | 29 | 5.8% | 33 | 6.9% | 7 | 1.6% | 14 | 3.0% | 19 | 4.4% |
| Black: | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 484 | 86.1% | 440 | 86.3% | 427 | 85.1% | 406 | 85.1% | 385 | 88.5% | 403 | 87.6% | 367 | 84.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 15 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 248 | 48.6% | 217 | 43.2% | 244 | 51.2% | 234 | 53.8% | 206 | 44.8% | 224 | 51.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 39 | 7.6% | 42 | 8.4% | 30 | 6.3% | 25 | 5.7% | 49 | 10.7% | 40 | 9.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.43 | 15.85 | 16.75 | 17.95 | 16.84 | 17.20 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 61.3% | 65.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 71.5% | 67.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 66% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 80.2% | 80.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 86.2% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | 84% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 45% | 45.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 77.4% | 56.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 68% | 63.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 64.9% | 67.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 65% | 67% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 73% | 67% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 55.9% | 65.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 81.2% | 75% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 79.6% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 73.1% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 79% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 84% | 81% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | 62% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 66% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 64.4% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 72.6% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 64% | 68% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 73% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.5% | 79.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 80% | 81% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 77% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 84% | 84% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 54.4% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 65.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 64% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 64% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 74.7% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 81.5% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 81% | 83% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 81% | 84% |
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* West Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.