Butte Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–8 C+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Walkerville.

At a glance

2,929Students enrolled

7Schools

$10,560Spent per student

16:1Student–teacher ratio

90%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Walkerville

Grades PK–6

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

East Middle School664 students · ButteThis district

Grades 9–12

Butte High School1,266 students · ButteButte 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 proficiency31%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts43%

State average 46.2%

Graduation rate 86% at Butte 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

$10,560

per student each year · 22% below the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction53%

Support & administration40%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)44%

State47%

Federal9%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,948’20

2,964’21

2,966’22

2,949’23

2,929’24

Students

White · 84%2,473

Hispanic · 8%240

Two or more races · 5%135

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%47

Black · 1%20

Asian · 0%13

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

Schools7 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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West Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 503 students · Butte

C+Public 📚

Hillcrest SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 412 students · Butte

A-Public 📚

Emerson SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 389 students · Butte

C-Public 📚

Whittier SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 383 students · Butte

BPublic 📚

Margaret Leary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 359 students · Butte

BPublic 📚

Kennedy SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 219 students · Butte

CPublic 📚

East Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 664 students · Butte

C+Public

Where students go next · Butte High School District

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Butte High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,266 students · Butte

C+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.