West Elementary School

West Elementary School is one of the heavily attended elementary campuss in Butte, Montana, overseen by Butte Elem, with 503 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 167 students each, so West Elementary School sits 201% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in Butte Elem (2,929 students total), West Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, West Elementary School logs that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

On the resource side, On paper, West Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible 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 broader community, the surrounding county (Silver Bow County) logs that 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%. West Elementary School is one of 12 public schools in Silver Bow County (combined enrollment of about 4,364 students).

Nearest neighbor: Butte High School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around West Elementary School.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. West Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 7% since 2018, when it stood at 468 (now 503). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.