Smith Valley 7-8
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Kalispell, Montana
Smith Valley 7-8 in Kalispell, Montana enrolled 42 students in 2024-25 with 2.7 full-time teachers, 15.4 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, 40-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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 25% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 28%
56 students in 2022-23, 45 students in 2023-24, 42 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.8 to 2.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 56 | 3.8 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 45 | 2.4 | 18.9 |
| 2024-25 | 42 | 2.7 | 15.4 |
15.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 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 407 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Smith Valley 7-8 enrolled 57 students and had 0.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.1, one per 407 of the 57 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent50.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.6% of students were White, 11.9% of two or more races, 7.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White78.6%
- Two or more races11.9%
- Hispanic7.1%
- American Indian2.4%
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 Smith Valley 7-8 scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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 | 40‑49% | 35‑39% | 45.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑29% | 20‑24% (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; Smith Valley 7-8 is number 5 by size.
| 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 Smith Valley 7-8
- Kila 7-8The nearest public middle school, 4.0 miles away: 42 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
- West Valley Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.5 miles away: 372 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
- Compare Smith Valley 7-8 with Kila 7-8Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Smith Valley Elementary spends per student$10,621 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,621
- The largest public schools in MontanaSmith Valley 7-8 is the number 122 by size of 225 Montana middle schools open in 2024-25.#122 of 225
- Montana schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 11.9 for middle schools.15.4:1
- 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 Smith Valley 7-8
How many students attend Smith Valley 7-8?
42 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 56 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Kalispell, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Smith Valley 7-8?
15.4 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 Smith Valley 7-8 a Title I school?
Smith Valley 7-8 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Smith Valley 7-8 do on state tests?
The students tested at Smith Valley 7-8 scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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 Smith Valley 7-8 in?
Smith Valley Elementary, NCES district ID 3002850. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 300285000101 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.