Margaret Leary School

Located at 1301 4 Mile Vue Rd, in Butte, Montana, Margaret Leary School is a roomy primary school that serves 359 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Butte Elem. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 167 students each, so Margaret Leary School sits 115% above that benchmark.

Butte Elem comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,929 students; Margaret Leary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Margaret Leary School reports that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Margaret Leary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Silver Bow County (around 91%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Silver Bow County put median household earnings sit near $61,754, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Margaret Leary School is one of 12 public schools in Silver Bow County (combined enrollment of about 4,364 students).

Whittier School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Margaret Leary School.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Margaret Leary School's enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 370 (now 359). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Margaret Leary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.