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Giant Springs Elementary

520 32nd Street North, Great Falls, MT 59401 · (406) 268-7045 · Cascade County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
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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
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 167
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
326 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Pre-K174%
Kindergarten5212%
Grade 15813%
Grade 26214%
Grade 36315%
Grade 46214%
Grade 56415%
Grade 65312%

This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (53).

Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 40% · US 70%
White
30871%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 76% · US 43%
Hispanic
338%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 30%
Black
72%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
5212%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
307%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 10% · US 1%
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
22452%
Female
20748%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
40.0%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
26.0%
MT avg 36.0%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 Giant Springs Elementary

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Giant Springs Elementary this school43175.6%N/A
Mountain View School
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31580.6%N/A
Bench School
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33270.5%N/A
Linderman School
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35566.5%N/A
West Elementary
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42176.2%N/A
Broadwater School
Helena
20773.4%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 Giant Springs Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MontanaIn Cascade County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
26.0%#163 of 199#14 of 18
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
40.0%#138 of 201#12 of 18
Enrollment
ranked largest first
431#28 of 421#3 of 30
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.5:1#70 of 160#7 of 15
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
46.4%#40 of 160#8 of 15
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
75.6%#69 of 226#6 of 19
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
431
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 18.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2543129.814.5:176% (326)
2023-2443926.416.7:184% (367)
2022-2343225.916.7:1N/A
2020-214052218.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Giant Springs Elementary.

About Giant Springs Elementary

Giant Springs Elementary is an elementary school in Great Falls, Montana, according to federal school records. The school counts 431 students across pre-K through 6. The school's enrollment is 158% bigger than the 167 average for elementary schools in Montana.

Great Falls Elem, which runs Giant Springs Elementary, has 18 schools and 7,094 students.

White students are the majority at Giant Springs Elementary, with 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 7% Native American. The county population is about 84% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Teachers at the school number 29.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.5:1. That is higher than the 11.9:1 average for elementary schools in Montana. The lunch program counts 76% of students at Giant Springs Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Cascade County report 54%.

Giant Springs Elementary is located in Cascade County, where the median household income is $67,690, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Giant Springs Elementary is one of 45 public schools in the county.

The closest public school, MT Sch For Deaf & Blnd HS, is about 0.7 miles from Giant Springs Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Locale data from NCES put Giant Springs Elementary inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).

Giant Springs Elementary's enrollment grew from 405 in 2020-21 to 431 in 2024-25. The ratio was 18.4:1 in 2020-21 and 14.5:1 in 2024-25.

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Cascade County at a glance

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Population
84,606
Census ACS
Median income
$67,690
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
11,577 students

Quick facts

School name
Giant Springs Elementary
District
Great Falls Elem
Address
520 32nd Street North, Great Falls, MT 59401
Phone
(406) 268-7045
County
Cascade County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
431
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
326 (76%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
301304001121
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Giant Springs Elementary
How many students attend Giant Springs Elementary?
Giant Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-06.
Is Giant Springs Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Giant Springs Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Giant Springs Elementary?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Giant Springs Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Giant Springs Elementary?
At Giant Springs Elementary, the student body is approximately 71% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Giant Springs Elementary public or private?
Giant Springs Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Great Falls Elem.
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