Russell School

Russell School operates as an expansive elementary school in Missoula, Montana, part of Missoula Elem. Current enrollment sits at 375 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 167 students each, so Russell School sits 125% bigger than that benchmark.

Missoula Elem comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 5,293 students; Russell School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Russell School records that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 6% Native American, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Russell School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Missoula County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Missoula County put the typical household earns roughly $75,598 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Russell School is one of 47 public schools in Missoula County (combined enrollment of about 14,099 students).

The closest other public school is Sentinel High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Russell School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 374 (now 375). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.