Enrollment
83
Elementary
STATE 167
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRESTON ELEM·NCES 300771000221
Creston School
4495 Montana 35, Kalispell, MT 59901 · (406) 755-2859 · Flathead County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL83 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
9 FTE teachers
STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE 58%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 14 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 8% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 40% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
64.5%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
64.5%
MT avg 36.0%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Montana schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Creston School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Montana | In Flathead County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 83 | #244 of 421 | #22 of 25 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
83
-20 (-19%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 59
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83 | 8.8 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 104 | 10 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 121 | 10 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 103 | 9 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 87 | 8.3 | 10.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 83 | 7 | 11.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 85 | 7 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 86 | 7 | 12.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 59 | 5 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creston School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (87 to 83); teachers up 6% (8.3 to 8.8).
About Creston School
Creston School serves students in Kalispell, Montana, as a small elementary school. There are 83 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6. The school is 50% below the average for elementary schools in Montana.
Creston School is run by Creston Elem.
About 80% of the student body at Creston School is White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Flathead County residents are about 91% White. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Creston School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 9.4 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Montana, 11.9:1, is higher.
The school is in Flathead County, where the median household earns about $73,925 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Flathead County, 48 public schools serve about 14,957 students.
Cayuse Prairie School sits about 2.6 miles from Creston School. Creston School has 4 other public schools within five miles.
Creston School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 103 (2020-21) to 83 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.4:1) than in 2020-21 (11.4:1).
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Flathead County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,695
Census ACS
Median income
$73,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
14,957 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kalispell
- Flathead High SchoolHigh · 1,541 students
- Glacier High SchoolHigh · 1,402 students
- Kalispell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,049 students
- Edgerton SchoolElementary · 509 students
- West Valley SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Jeannette Rankin Elementary ScElementary · 415 students
Nearby schools
- Cayuse Prairie School2.6 mi · 254
- Cayuse Prairie 7-82.6 mi · 57
- Fair-Mont-Egan Middle School3.9 mi · 41
- Fair-Mont-Egan School3.9 mi · 115
- East Evergreen School6.1 mi · 360
- Evergreen Junior High6.9 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Creston SchoolHow large is Creston School?
Creston School enrolls approximately 83 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Creston School serve?
Creston School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Creston School have?
Creston School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Creston School?
Student demographics at Creston School are roughly 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Creston School public or private?
Creston School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Creston Elem.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.