Great Falls Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–8 BSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Great Falls.

At a glance

6,890Students enrolled

17Schools

$12,441Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

57%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Great Falls

Grades K–6

CORE School at Morningside El297 students · Great FallsThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MT

Math proficiency37%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts47%

State average 46.2%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$12,441

per student each year · 8% below the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction55%

Support & administration39%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)38%

State38%

Federal24%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

6,780’20

6,902’21

6,826’22

6,695’23

6,890’24

Students

White · 69%4,763

Two or more races · 13%879

Hispanic · 9%639

American Indian/Alaska Native · 7%479

Black · 1%78

Asian · 1%49

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools17 in district

Level

All 17 Elementary 15 Middle 2

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Meadow Lark SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 527 students · Great Falls

A+Public 📚

Riverview SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 445 students · Great Falls

APublic 📚

Giant Springs ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 431 students · Great Falls

C+Public 📚

West ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 421 students · Great Falls

C-Public 📚

Sacajawea SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 405 students · Great Falls

B+Public 📚

Sunnyside SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 396 students · Great Falls

BPublic 📚

Loy SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 392 students · Great Falls

A-Public 📚

Lincoln SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 373 students · Great Falls

BPublic 📚

Lewis & Clark SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 338 students · Great Falls

C+Public 📚

Mountain View SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 315 students · Great Falls

CPublic 📚

Valley View SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 312 students · Great Falls

C+Public 📚

CORE School at Morningside ElElementary · Grades K–6 · 297 students · Great Falls

Public 📚

Longfellow SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 263 students · Great Falls

DPublic 📚

Chief Joseph SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 260 students · Great Falls

A-Public 📚

Whittier SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 187 students · Great Falls

DPublic 📚

East Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 764 students · Great Falls

B-Public 📚

North Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 764 students · Great Falls

B+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.