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Daly School

208 Daly Avenue, Hamilton, MT 59840 · (406) 363-2122 · Ravalli County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL539 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

Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 167
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
301 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8516%
Grade 111922%
Grade 211020%
Grade 311622%
Grade 410920%

This year's kindergarten class (85) is 22% smaller than its 4th grade class (109).

Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 40% · US 70%
White
45685%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 76% · US 43%
Hispanic
428%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
295%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
29455%
Female
24545%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Daly School→Hamilton Middle School
Based on grade levels within Hamilton K-12 Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
37.0%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
37.0%
MT avg 36.0%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 →

Schools most like Daly School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Daly School this school53955.8%N/A
Lincoln School
Great Falls
37354.7%N/A
Stevensville K-6
Stevensville
51846.5%N/A
Huntley Project Elem K-6
Worden
41050.2%N/A
Parkview School
Dillon
49746.7%N/A
Quentin Brown Primary K-4
Corvallis
46449.8%N/A
Matched among Montana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Daly School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MontanaIn Ravalli County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
37.0%#110 of 199#3 of 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.0%#154 of 201#5 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
539#4 of 421#1 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.7:1#108 of 160N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
27.5%#95 of 160N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
55.8%#100 of 226#3 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+29.9%#3 of 48N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
539
+39 (+8%) vs 2020
+17% since 2000-01, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2553934.315.7:156% (301)
2023-2455436.115.3:157% (318)
2022-235524113.5:1N/A
2020-215003713.5:1N/A
2017-1841528.314.7:150% (207)
2015-164643015.5:144% (203)
2010-113602415.0:147% (170)
2000-014592915.8:145% (208)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daly School.

Since 2017-18: students up 30% (415 to 539); teachers up 21% (28.3 to 34.3).

About Daly School

Located in Hamilton, Montana, Daly School is a high-enrollment elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 4, and the school has 539 students. The average for elementary schools in Montana is about 167 students, so this school is 223% bigger than average.

Hamilton K-12 Schools counts 6 schools and 1,631 students, including Daly School.

About 85% of the student body at Daly School is White. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 28% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school employs the equivalent of 34.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.7:1. That is higher than the 11.9:1 average for elementary schools in Montana. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 56%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Ravalli County, the median household income is $71,283, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Daly School is one of 30 public schools in the county.

Bitterroot Polytech 7-8 is located less than a tenth of a mile from Daly School. The five-mile area around Daly School holds 5 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Daly School is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.

2024-25 enrollment was 539, an 8% rise from 500 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.5:1 in 2020-21, and 15.7:1 in 2024-25.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Daly School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Ravalli County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
46,727
Census ACS
Median income
$71,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
5,729 students

Quick facts

School name
Daly School
District
Hamilton K-12 Schools
Address
208 Daly Avenue, Hamilton, MT 59840
Phone
(406) 363-2122
County
Ravalli County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
539
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
301 (56%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
301326000384
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Daly. Daly School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Daly School
What is the total enrollment at Daly School?
Daly School enrolls approximately 539 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Daly School serve?
Daly School serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Daly School have?
Daly School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Daly School?
Daly School reports a student body of 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Daly School public or private?
Daly School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hamilton K-12 Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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