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Emerson School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1924 Phillips Ave
Butte, MT 59701
Phone
(406) 533-2800
District
Butte Elem
County
SILVER BOW COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
405
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Montana

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.2% of all MT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Emerson School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
45%
64%
45%
54%
45%
59%
45%
64%
45%
54%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
44%
44%
46%
44%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
41%
44%
48%
44%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
39%
34%
46%
34%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
16
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 76 18.8%
Grade 1 58 14.3%
Grade 2 58 14.3%
Grade 3 54 13.3%
Grade 4 52 12.8%
Grade 5 51 12.6%
Grade 6 56 13.8%
Total 405 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.5% 89.4% 81.1%
Black 0.0% 0.4% 0.7%
Hispanic 11.0% 7.8% 6.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 2.0% 11.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 72.1% 0.2%
Free lunch eligible 96.0% 66.3% 0.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.0% 5.8% 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 33,279 1,132,812
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 153.2 8
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.5% 18.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.8% 32.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 19.4% 19.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,511 452,683
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.7% 94.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.0% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.1% 15.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.2% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.6% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.2% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.2% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 12.9% 8.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,141 $18,109,000 41.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,295 $3,820,000 8.8%
Staff $354 $1,044,000 2.4%
General Administration $225 $663,000 1.5%
School Administration $665 $1,962,000 4.5%
Operation $1,011 $2,982,000 6.9%
Transportation $425 $1,254,000 2.9%
Other $197 $581,000 1.3%
Total Support $4,173 $12,306,000 28.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,351 $12,830,000 29.7%
Total Expenditures $14,664 $43,245,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,582 $1,140,352,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $842 $126,670,000 5.5%
Staff $436 $65,555,000 2.9%
General Administration $393 $59,177,000 2.6%
School Administration $711 $106,961,000 4.7%
Operation $1,352 $203,396,000 8.8%
Transportation $574 $86,258,000 3.8%
Other $397 $59,678,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,705 $707,695,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,994 $450,323,000 19.6%
Total Expenditures $15,281 $2,298,370,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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