Hellgate El Intermediate

Public middle school, grades 4 to 6 · Missoula, Montana

Hellgate El Intermediate in Missoula, Montana enrolled 517 students in 2024-25 with 27.4 full-time teachers, 18.9 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, 55% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

520 students in 2022-23, 525 students in 2023-24, 517 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.6 to 27.4.

Students enrolled at Hellgate El Intermediate by school year2022-23: 520, 2023-24: 525, 2024-25: 51702004006002022-235202023-245252024-25517
Students enrolled at Hellgate El Intermediate by school year2022-23: 520, 2023-24: 525, 2024-25: 51702004006002022-235202023-245252024-25517
Students enrolled at Hellgate El Intermediate by school year2022-23: 520, 2023-24: 525, 2024-25: 51702004006002022-235202023-245252024-25517
Students enrolled at Hellgate El Intermediate by school year2022-23: 520, 2023-24: 525, 2024-25: 51702004006002022-235202023-245252024-25517
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352026.619.5
2023-2452527.419.2
2024-2551727.418.9

18.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 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.

Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; This school 18.9; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; This school 18.9; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; This school 18.9; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; This school 18.9; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 11.9U.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 381 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hellgate El Intermediate enrolled 476 students and had 1.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.3, one per 381 of the 476 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent27.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.4% of students were White, 8.5% of two or more races, 6.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White81.4%
  2. Two or more races8.5%
  3. Hispanic6.4%
  4. Asian1.7%
  5. American Indian1.5%
  6. Black0.4%

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 Hellgate El Intermediate scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% 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, 2021-2255%57%45.7%
Math, 2022-2340%46% (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 Missoula

7 public middle schools in Missoula report 2024-25 enrollment; Hellgate El Intermediate is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Washington Middle School66916.427.8%
Porter Middle School57915.554.1%
Hellgate El Intermediate51718.929.0%
Meadow Hill Middle School41415.137.0%
Hellgate Middle School32614.931.3%
Target Range 7-813417.324.6%
DeSmet 6-83710.9100.0%

All public schools in Missoula →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hellgate El Intermediate

  1. Hellgate Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 326 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Porter Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 579 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare Hellgate El Intermediate with Hellgate Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hellgate Elementary School District spends per student$11,166 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,166
  5. The largest public schools in MontanaHellgate El Intermediate is the number 18 by size of 225 Montana middle schools open in 2024-25.#18 of 225
  6. Montana schools by students per teacher18.9 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 11.9 for middle schools.18.9:1
  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 Hellgate El Intermediate

  1. How many students attend Hellgate El Intermediate?
    517 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 520 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Missoula, MT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hellgate El Intermediate?
    18.9 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.
  3. Is Hellgate El Intermediate a Title I school?
    Hellgate El Intermediate ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Hellgate El Intermediate do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hellgate El Intermediate scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% 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 Hellgate El Intermediate in?
    Hellgate Elementary School District, NCES district ID 3013860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 301386001119 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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