Cayuse Prairie 7-8

As a close-knit middle school in Kalispell, Montana, Cayuse Prairie 7-8 works with 57 students from grades 7 through 8, run under Cayuse Prairie Elem. Enrollment runs roughly 59% leaner than the state mean of about 139.

Cayuse Prairie Elem comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 311 students; Cayuse Prairie 7-8 is among them.

Demographically, Cayuse Prairie 7-8 logs that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder reads as 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Flathead County's rate of about 75%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Flathead County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,925, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Flathead County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,957 students), Cayuse Prairie 7-8 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cayuse Prairie School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 8%: 53 students in 2018 compared to 57 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 86% across the same window.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.