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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Rattlesnake Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 167
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MISSOULA ELEM·NCES 301857000578
Rattlesnake Elementary School
1220 Pineview Drive, Missoula, MT 59802 · (406) 542-4050 · Missoula County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
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Not graded
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
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
125 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 40% · US 70%
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
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
75.0%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
67.0%
MT avg 36.0%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 Rattlesnake Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Elementary School this school | 393 | 31.8% | N/A |
| Four Georgians School Helena | 482 | 30.9% | N/A |
| Target Range School Missoula | 410 | 34.9% | N/A |
| Riverview School Great Falls | 445 | 38.0% | N/A |
| West Valley School Kalispell | 434 | 36.2% | N/A |
| Boulder School Billings | 495 | 23.6% | 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 Rattlesnake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Montana | In Missoula County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #11 of 199 | #1 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #5 of 201 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #46 of 421 | #8 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #113 of 160 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #118 of 160 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.8% | #183 of 226 | #16 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #27 of 107 | #3 of 11 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
393
-56 (-12%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 393 | 24.8 | 15.8:1 | 32% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 26.3 | 15.5:1 | 29% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 35.3 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 29 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 34.3 | 14.1:1 | 21% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 26% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 37% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 35% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 23 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rattlesnake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (482 to 393); teachers down 28% (34.3 to 24.8).
About Rattlesnake Elementary School
Rattlesnake Elementary School is a large elementary school for students in Missoula, Montana. In all, 393 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That is 135% above the average of about 167 students for elementary schools in Montana.
Missoula Elem has 5,293 students spread across 14 schools.
The share of White students at Rattlesnake Elementary School is 87%. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Native American. In Missoula County overall, the White share is about 87%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rattlesnake Elementary School scores 24%.
On staff are 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. Elementary schools in Montana average 11.9:1, 3.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Rattlesnake Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 32%. Public schools in Missoula County average 41%.
For Missoula County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $75,598 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 47 public schools in the county, enrolling about 14,099, Rattlesnake Elementary School among them.
A public school about 2.1 miles away, Lowell School, is the closest to Rattlesnake Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Rattlesnake Elementary School.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A 12% decline took enrollment from 449 in 2020-21 to 393 in 2024-25.
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Missoula County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
120,672
Census ACS
Median income
$75,598
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
14,099 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other schools in Missoula
- Sentinel High SchoolHigh · 1,365 students
- Hellgate High SchoolHigh · 1,262 students
- Big Sky High SchoolHigh · 1,148 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 669 students
- Porter Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Hellgate El IntermediateMiddle · 517 students
Nearby schools
- Lowell School2.1 mi · 354
- Hellgate High School2.4 mi · 1,262
- Paxson School2.9 mi · 415
- Washington Middle School3.4 mi · 669
- Franklin School3.6 mi · 274
- Lewis & Clark School3.7 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Rattlesnake Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rattlesnake Elementary School?
Rattlesnake Elementary School enrolls approximately 393 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rattlesnake Elementary School serve?
Rattlesnake Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rattlesnake Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rattlesnake Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rattlesnake Elementary School?
At Rattlesnake Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Rattlesnake Elementary School public or private?
Rattlesnake Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Missoula Elem.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.