Cascade School

Cascade School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Cascade, Montana, operated by Cascade Elem, instructs 144 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Cascade Elem, which oversees 2 schools and 218 students, Cascade School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Cascade School logs that nearly all students (88%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Cascade County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Cascade School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Roughly 38% of students at Cascade School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cascade County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Cascade County) shows that median household income runs about $67,690, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Cascade School is one of 45 public schools in Cascade County (combined enrollment of about 11,577 students).

Cascade High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 148 students in 2018 compared to 144 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 95% to 88%.

On allk12, the feed for Cascade School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.