Helena Montessori Charter Schl

Helena Montessori Charter Schl, a moderately sized K-5 school in Helena, Montana, one of the schools within Helena Elem, hosts 198 students, covering grades K through 5.

Helena Montessori Charter Schl is one of 15 schools operated by Helena Elem, a district that caters to 5,100 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Helena Montessori Charter Schl records that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Native American. By comparison, Lewis and Clark County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Lewis and Clark County's rate of about 38%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lewis and Clark County indicate median household income runs about $78,237, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Lewis and Clark County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,786 students), Helena Montessori Charter Schl is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mount Ascension Learning Ac MS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.