Bissell 7-8
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Whitefish, Montana
Bissell 7-8 in Whitefish, Montana enrolled 17 students in 2024-25 with 1.7 full-time teachers, 10.2 students per teacher against the Montana middle-school median of 11.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Montana: 45.7% and 36.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 36%
16 students in 2022-23, 18 students in 2023-24, 17 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.6 to 1.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 16 | 2.6 | 6.2 |
| 2023-24 | 18 | 1.7 | 10.8 |
| 2024-25 | 17 | 1.7 | 10.2 |
10.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 of every 100 Montana middle schools
Among the 218 Montana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bissell 7-8 enrolled 13 students; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent18.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
94.1% of students were White, 5.9% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.
- White94.1%
- Pacific Islander5.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Bissell 7-8 scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 across Montana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Montana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Montana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | under 50% | 40‑49% | 45.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40‑59% | 30‑39% (2021-22) | 36.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Whitefish
2 public middle schools in Whitefish report 2024-25 enrollment; Bissell 7-8 is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitefish Middle 5-8 | 657 | 15.1 | 22.8% |
| Bissell 7-8 | 17 | 10.2 | 35.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bissell 7-8
- Whitefish Middle 5-8The nearest public middle school, 6.4 miles away: 657 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
- West Valley Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 9.2 miles away: 372 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).9.2 mi
- Compare Bissell 7-8 with Whitefish Middle 5-8Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Olney-Bissell Elementary spends per student$12,724 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,724
- The largest public schools in MontanaBissell 7-8 is the number 176 by size of 225 Montana middle schools open in 2024-25.#176 of 225
- Montana schools by students per teacher10.2 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 11.9 for middle schools.10.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bissell 7-8
How many students attend Bissell 7-8?
17 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 16 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Whitefish, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bissell 7-8?
10.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Montana median for middle schools is 11.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bissell 7-8 a Title I school?
Bissell 7-8 ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Bissell 7-8 do on state tests?
The students tested at Bissell 7-8 scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 across Montana. Montana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bissell 7-8 in?
Olney-Bissell Elementary, NCES district ID 3010950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 301095000969 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.