Washington School

Washington School is an elementary school in Hamilton, Montana, according to federal school records. It has an enrollment of 65 students in pre-K through kindergarten. On average, elementary schools in Montana enroll around 167, and this school is 61% below that mark.

Washington School reports to Hamilton K-12 Schools, which has 6 schools and 1,631 students.

White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. It is also 3% Hispanic. Among Ravalli County residents, the White share is about 90%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 5.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.5:1. The 11.9:1 average for elementary schools in Montana is close to this figure. On the income side, 43% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

In the wider Ravalli County area, median household income comes to about $71,283, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Ravalli County's 30 public schools enroll about 5,729 students and include Washington School.

The closest school to Washington School is Hamilton Middle School, located about 0.2 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles.

Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Remote.

Washington School reported 236 students in 2017-18 and 65 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. In 2017-18, 87% of students were White; in 2024-25, 94% were. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.4:1 to 12.5:1 over the same years.

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