Helena Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–8 B+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Helena.

At a glance

5,100Students enrolled

16Schools

$13,260Spent per student

16:1Student–teacher ratio

38%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Helena

Grades PK–5

8 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

Helena P.A.L.58 students · HelenaHelena High School 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 proficiency34%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts51%

State average 46.2%

Graduation rate 86% at Helena High School District, which runs the high school (state 84.9%) · class of 2020

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

Where the money goes

$13,260

per student each year · 2% below the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction55%

Support & administration38%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)52%

State39%

Federal9%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

5,123’20

5,181’21

5,225’22

5,173’23

5,100’24

Students

White · 84%4,273

Hispanic · 8%428

Two or more races · 3%158

American Indian/Alaska Native · 3%157

Black · 1%52

Asian · 1%29

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

Schools16 in district · 1 next

Level

All 16 Elementary 13 Middle 3

This district · grades PK–8

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Four Georgians SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 482 students · Helena

BPublic 📚

Jim Darcy SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 473 students · Helena

C+Public 📚

Rossiter SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 369 students · Helena

B-Public 📚

Bryant SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 288 students · Helena

C-Public 📚

Warren SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 276 students · Helena

B+Public 📚

Jefferson SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 245 students · Helena

A+Public 📚

Central SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 242 students · Helena

B-Public 📚

Kessler Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 235 students · Helena

B-Public 📚

Smith SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 217 students · Helena

B+Public 📚

Broadwater SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 207 students · Helena

B-Public 📚

Helena Montessori Charter SchlElementary · Grades K–5 · 198 students · Helena

Public 📚

Hawthorne SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 183 students · Helena

B+Public 📚

Mount Ascension Learning Ac ELElementary · Grades K–5 · Helena

Public 📚

C R Anderson Middle SchlMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 962 students · Helena

B+Public 📚

Helena Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 701 students · Helena

C+Public 📚

Mount Ascension Learning Ac MSMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 22 students · Helena

Public

Where students go next · Helena High School District

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Helena P.A.L.High · Grades 9–12 · 58 students · Helena

Public

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

Nearby districts

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East Helena K-12 school districtEast Helena · $10,159 per student

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.