Daly School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Hamilton, Montana

Daly School in Hamilton, Montana enrolled 539 students in 2024-25 with 34.3 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Montana elementary-school median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 48% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 52% 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 16%

552 students in 2022-23, 554 students in 2023-24, 539 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.0 to 34.3.

Students enrolled at Daly School by school year2022-23: 552, 2023-24: 554, 2024-25: 53902004006002022-235522023-245542024-25539
Students enrolled at Daly School by school year2022-23: 552, 2023-24: 554, 2024-25: 53902004006002022-235522023-245542024-25539
Students enrolled at Daly School by school year2022-23: 552, 2023-24: 554, 2024-25: 53902004006002022-235522023-245542024-25539
Students enrolled at Daly School by school year2022-23: 552, 2023-24: 554, 2024-25: 53902004006002022-235522023-245542024-25539
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355241.013.5
2023-2455436.115.3
2024-2553934.315.7

15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 Montana elementary schools

Among the 407 Montana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Montana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 23.8; Daly School 15.7; state median 12.2.0102030students per full-time teacherDaly School 15.7state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 23.8; Daly School 15.7; state median 12.2.0102030students per full-time teacherDaly School 15.7state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 23.8; Daly School 15.7; state median 12.2.0102030students per full-time teacherDaly School 15.7state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 23.8; Daly School 15.7; state median 12.2.0102030students per full-time teacherDaly School 15.7state median 12.2U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 105 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Daly School enrolled 523 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 105 of the 523 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent40.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.6% of students were White, 7.8% Hispanic, 5.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White84.6%
  2. Hispanic7.8%
  3. Two or more races5.4%
  4. Black0.9%
  5. Asian0.6%
  6. American Indian0.6%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Daly School scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMontana
Reading and language arts, 2021-2248%47%45.7%
Math, 2022-2352%35% (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.

Elementary schools in Hamilton

2 public elementary schools in Hamilton report 2024-25 enrollment; Daly School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Daly School53915.749.9%
Washington School6512.541.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Daly School

  1. Washington SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 65 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Quentin Brown Primary K-4The next nearest public elementary school, 5.4 miles away: 464 students, 23.2 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
  3. Compare Daly School with Washington SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hamilton School District #3 spends per student$11,260 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,260
  5. The largest public schools in MontanaDaly School is the number 4 by size of 416 Montana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4 of 416
  6. Montana schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 12.2 for elementary schools.15.7:1
  7. 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 Daly School

  1. How many students attend Daly School?
    539 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 552 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hamilton, MT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Daly School?
    15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Montana median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Daly School a Title I school?
    Daly School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Daly School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Daly School scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% 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.
  5. What district is Daly School in?
    Hamilton School District #3, NCES district ID 3013260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 301326000384 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.

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