Irving School
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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (30).
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Montana schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36.
Schools most like Irving School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving School this school | 174 | 46.6% | N/A |
| Smith School Helena | 217 | 35.5% | N/A |
| Rose Park School Billings | 277 | 49.1% | N/A |
| Big Sky Elementary Billings | 373 | 59.2% | N/A |
| Ponderosa School Billings | 277 | 73.6% | N/A |
| Loy School Great Falls | 392 | 33.7% | N/A |
Where Irving School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Montana | In Gallatin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #52 of 199 | #14 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #42 of 201 | #11 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #177 of 421 | #15 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #127 of 226 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.0% | #5 of 107 | #1 of 10 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 174 | 12.8 | 13.6:1 | 47% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 184 | 11.5 | 16.0:1 | 17% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 13.1 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 15 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 17.6 | 15.4:1 | 43% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 19 | 14.5:1 | 42% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 36% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 296 | 19 | 15.6:1 | 36% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 12 | 28.8:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (272 to 174); teachers down 28% (17.6 to 12.8).
About Irving School
Irving School sits in Bozeman, Montana, and is classified as an elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 174 students on the rolls.
The district for Irving School is Bozeman Elem, with 11 schools and 4,689 students.
The share of White students at Irving School is 59%, a majority. Other students are 20% Hispanic, 12% Native American, and 5% Black. That is lower than the 89% White share among all Gallatin County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
For every teacher at Irving School, there are about 13.6 students; the school has 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 11.9:1 average for elementary schools in Montana, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 47%. Compared with the 25% average for public schools in Gallatin County, the school's rate is higher.
In Gallatin County, home to about 124,074 people, median household income comes to about $93,528, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 48 public schools in the county, enrolling about 14,170, Irving School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Bozeman Online Charter School, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Irving School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 21%, from 219 to 174.
The discussion board for Irving School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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