Summary:
Whittier School is an elementary school located in Butte, Montana, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 425 students. The school is part of the Butte Elementary District, which is ranked 122 out of 300 districts in Montana and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
Whittier School consistently outperforms the Butte Elementary District and the state of Montana in standardized test scores across all subjects, with 52.16% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, 50.43% in Reading, and 39.29% in Science. The school has ranked among the top elementary schools in Montana, with a ranking of 107 out of 332 schools in the 2022-2023 school year, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Whittier School also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 17 students per teacher, compared to the nearby schools, which range from 13.5 to 19.7 students per teacher.
While Whittier School has a predominantly white student population, with 88.94% of students identifying as white, it is less diverse compared to some of the nearby schools, such as Kennedy School and Emerson School, which have higher percentages of Hispanic and Native American students. Additionally, Whittier School's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $8,718, which is slightly lower than the nearby schools, which ranged from $8,769 to $9,273 per student. However, Whittier School consistently outperforms the nearby schools in academic performance, with Hillcrest School being the highest-performing school in the area, ranking 48 out of 332 Montana elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-6
District:
Butte Elementary
SchoolDigger Rank:
107th of 332 Montana Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,259
Students who attend Whittier School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 17.0
Number of students: 425
Racial breakdown:
White:
88.9%
Hispanic:
5.2%
Two or more races:
3.8%
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African American:
1.2%
Asian:
0.5%
American Indian:
0.5%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.2%
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