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Cherry Valley School

Serves grades PK - 1

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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
107 8th Avenue West
Polson, MT 59860
Phone
(406) 883-6333
District
Polson Elem
County
LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
268
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Montana

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all MT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Cherry Valley School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
40%
No Data
45%
No Data
34%
    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
14
15
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 14 5.2%
Kindergarten 136 50.7%
Grade 1 118 44.0%
Total 268 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.8% 58.4% 81.1%
Black 1.1% 1.2% 0.7%
Hispanic 3.4% 3.3% 6.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 0.8% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 34.5% 36.3% 11.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 56.7% 54.4% 0.2%
Free lunch eligible 54.9% 52.8% 0.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.9% 1.5% 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 11,751 1,132,812
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 38.2 8
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.1% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.8% 18.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.0% 32.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.8% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 26.3% 19.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,958 452,683
Single Parent Households With Children 6.1% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.9% 94.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.7% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.2% 15.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.3% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.6% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.4% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.6% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 13.0% 8.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,462 $9,511,000 65.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $244 $274,000 1.9%
Staff $380 $427,000 2.9%
General Administration $286 $322,000 2.2%
School Administration $695 $781,000 5.4%
Operation $859 $966,000 6.6%
Transportation $637 $716,000 4.9%
Other $139 $156,000 1.1%
Total Support $3,240 $3,642,000 25.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,268 $1,425,000 9.8%
Total Expenditures $12,970 $14,578,000 100.0%
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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