Kalispell Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Kalispell, Montana
Kalispell Middle School in Kalispell, Montana enrolled 1,049 students in 2024-25 with 68.6 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Montana middle-school median of 11.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% 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 fell 5%
1,045 students in 2022-23, 1,024 students in 2023-24, 1,049 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 72.4 to 68.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,045 | 72.4 | 14.4 |
| 2023-24 | 1,024 | 67.6 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 1,049 | 68.6 | 15.3 |
15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 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).
One counselor per 356 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kalispell Middle School enrolled 1,068 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 117 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 356 of the 1,068 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions117
- Chronically absent31.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.7% of students were White, 6.6% Hispanic, 4.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White86.7%
- Hispanic6.6%
- Two or more races4.4%
- Asian1.2%
- American Indian1.0%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Kalispell Middle School scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% 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 | 58% | 56% | 45.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 42% | 44% (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 Kalispell
7 public middle schools in Kalispell report 2024-25 enrollment; Kalispell Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalispell Middle School | 1,049 | 15.3 | 94.5% |
| West Valley Middle School | 372 | 19.0 | 22.8% |
| Evergreen Junior High | 285 | 13.9 | 100.0% |
| Cayuse Prairie 7-8 | 57 | 14.8 | 19.3% |
| Smith Valley 7-8 | 42 | 15.4 | 40.5% |
| Fair-Mont-Egan Middle School | 41 | 15.2 | 97.6% |
| Helena Flats 7-8 | 40 | 10.7 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Kalispell Middle School
- Evergreen Junior HighThe nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 285 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- West Valley Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.2 miles away: 372 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
- Compare Kalispell Middle School with Evergreen Junior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Kalispell Elementary spends per student$12,053 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,053
- The largest public schools in MontanaKalispell Middle School is the largest of 225 Montana middle schools open in 2024-25.#1 of 225
- Montana schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 11.9 for middle schools.15.3:1
- 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 Kalispell Middle School
How many students attend Kalispell Middle School?
1,049 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,045 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Kalispell, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kalispell Middle School?
15.3 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 Kalispell Middle School a Title I school?
Kalispell Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Kalispell Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Kalispell Middle School scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% 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 Kalispell Middle School in?
Kalispell Elementary, NCES district ID 3015450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 301545000086 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.