Hellgate El Primary Grades

Hellgate El Primary Grades operates as a sizable K-5 school in Missoula, Montana, part of Hellgate Elem. Current enrollment sits at 316 students spanning grades pre-K through 1. That puts it 89% larger than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Hellgate El Primary Grades is one of 4 schools operated by Hellgate Elem, a district that serves 1,464 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Hellgate El Primary Grades lists that White students make up the majority at 74%. The remainder consists of 10% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Native American. By comparison, Missoula County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Hellgate El Primary Grades higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Missoula County's rate of about 41%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Missoula County indicate median household income runs about $75,598, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Missoula County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,099 students), of which Hellgate El Primary Grades is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hellgate El Intermediate, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site.

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