Washington School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Hamilton, Montana
Washington School in Hamilton, Montana enrolled 65 students in 2024-25 with 5.2 full-time teachers, 12.5 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%
76 students in 2022-23, 67 students in 2023-24, 65 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.0 to 5.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 76 | 6.0 | 12.7 |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 5.4 | 12.4 |
| 2024-25 | 65 | 5.2 | 12.5 |
12.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 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.
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 Washington School enrolled 47 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent56.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.8% of students were White, 3.1% Hispanic, 1.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White93.8%
- Hispanic3.1%
- Two or more races1.5%
- American Indian1.5%
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.
Elementary schools in Hamilton
2 public elementary schools in Hamilton report 2024-25 enrollment; Washington School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daly School | 539 | 15.7 | 49.9% |
| Washington School | 65 | 12.5 | 41.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Washington School
- Daly SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 539 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Quentin Brown Primary K-4The next nearest public elementary school, 5.1 miles away: 464 students, 23.2 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
- Compare Washington School with Daly SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in MontanaWashington School is the number 253 by size of 416 Montana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#253 of 416
- Montana schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 12.2 for elementary schools.12.5:1
- 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 Washington School
How many students attend Washington School?
65 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 76 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hamilton, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington School?
12.5 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.Is Washington School a Title I school?
Washington School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Washington School in?
Hamilton School District #3, NCES district ID 3013260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 301326000387 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
- 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.