Edna Thomas School

Edna Thomas School is a 6-8 campus of average-sized scale in Corvallis, Montana, one of the schools within Corvallis K-12 Schools, caters to 191 students in grades 5 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 139 students per school, that is 37% bigger than typical.

Edna Thomas School is one of 8 schools operated by Corvallis K-12 Schools, a district that instructs 1,517 students overall.

Demographically, Edna Thomas School shows that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.0:1. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Ravalli County put the typical household earns roughly $71,283 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Ravalli County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,729 students), Edna Thomas School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Corvallis High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 220 students in 2018 compared to 191 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.