Whittier School
305 8th St North
Great Falls MT, 59401, Cascade County
Phone: 406-268-7230
Ranking: 
(288 out of 448, bottom 36%)*
(288 out of 448, bottom 36%)*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: | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 270 | 240 | 228 | 226 | 231 | 222 | 233 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 21 | 9.1% | 20 | 9.0% | 29 | 12.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 42 | 15.6% | 40 | 16.7% | 33 | 14.5% | 44 | 19.5% | 38 | 16.5% | 27 | 12.2% | 31 | 13.3% |
| Grade 1: | 41 | 15.2% | 33 | 13.8% | 42 | 18.4% | 37 | 16.4% | 33 | 14.3% | 27 | 12.2% | 37 | 15.9% |
| Grade 2: | 41 | 15.2% | 37 | 15.4% | 36 | 15.8% | 32 | 14.2% | 28 | 12.1% | 34 | 15.3% | 27 | 11.6% |
| Grade 3: | 44 | 16.3% | 36 | 15.0% | 31 | 13.6% | 30 | 13.3% | 33 | 14.3% | 31 | 14.0% | 30 | 12.9% |
| Grade 4: | 40 | 14.8% | 39 | 16.3% | 33 | 14.5% | 34 | 15.0% | 27 | 11.7% | 28 | 12.6% | 28 | 12.0% |
| Grade 5: | 39 | 14.4% | 29 | 12.1% | 27 | 11.8% | 25 | 11.1% | 22 | 9.5% | 31 | 14.0% | 23 | 9.9% |
| Grade 6: | 23 | 8.5% | 26 | 10.8% | 26 | 11.4% | 24 | 10.6% | 29 | 12.6% | 24 | 10.8% | 28 | 12.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 147 | 54.4% | 126 | 52.5% | 118 | 51.8% | 116 | 51.3% | 122 | 52.8% | 129 | 58.1% | 131 | 56.2% |
| Female: | 123 | 45.6% | 114 | 47.5% | 110 | 48.2% | 110 | 48.7% | 101 | 43.7% | 85 | 38.3% | 98 | 42.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 94 | 34.8% | 82 | 34.2% | 59 | 25.9% | 66 | 29.2% | 79 | 34.2% | 66 | 29.7% | 72 | 30.9% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 3.0% | 6 | 2.5% | 6 | 2.6% | 12 | 5.3% | 6 | 2.6% | 11 | 5.0% | 3 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 13 | 4.8% | 13 | 5.4% | 12 | 5.3% | 10 | 4.4% | 6 | 2.6% | 5 | 2.3% | 9 | 3.9% |
| White: | 149 | 55.2% | 136 | 56.7% | 148 | 64.9% | 134 | 59.3% | 138 | 59.7% | 138 | 62.2% | 148 | 63.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 228 | 84.4% | 195 | 81.3% | 172 | 75.4% | 173 | 76.5% | 169 | 73.2% | 143 | 64.4% | 149 | 63.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 5.9% | 19 | 7.9% | 15 | 6.6% | 12 | 5.3% | 18 | 7.8% | 21 | 9.5% | 19 | 8.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.48 | 12.92 | 12.92 | 12.38 | 12.08 | 14.60 | 12.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 79.2% | 65.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.6% | 67.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.8% | 80.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 87.1% | 83.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 60.9% | 45.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 76.2% | 56.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 78.4% | 63.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 78.5% | 67.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 76.2% | 65.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 85% | 75% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 85.2% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.4% | 79.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 77.7% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 78.9% | 66.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 82.6% | 79.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 86% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 74.9% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 73.8% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 84% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 85.8% | 82.9% |
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* Whittier School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.