Whittier School
2500 Sherman
Butte MT, 59701, Silver Bow County
Phone: 406-533-2890
Ranking: 
(323 out of 448, bottom 28%)*
(323 out of 448, bottom 28%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Butte Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 445 | 423 | 423 | 413 | 412 | 418 | 390 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 78 | 17.5% | 73 | 17.3% | 80 | 18.9% | 61 | 14.8% | 61 | 14.8% | 61 | 14.6% | 48 | 12.3% |
| Grade 1: | 77 | 17.3% | 62 | 14.7% | 56 | 13.2% | 57 | 13.8% | 59 | 14.3% | 56 | 13.4% | 52 | 13.3% |
| Grade 2: | 63 | 14.2% | 57 | 13.5% | 59 | 13.9% | 61 | 14.8% | 59 | 14.3% | 55 | 13.2% | 58 | 14.9% |
| Grade 3: | 54 | 12.1% | 55 | 13.0% | 57 | 13.5% | 53 | 12.8% | 57 | 13.8% | 57 | 13.6% | 65 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 55 | 12.4% | 59 | 13.9% | 54 | 12.8% | 60 | 14.5% | 56 | 13.6% | 71 | 17.0% | 57 | 14.6% |
| Grade 5: | 62 | 13.9% | 55 | 13.0% | 61 | 14.4% | 61 | 14.8% | 60 | 14.6% | 61 | 14.6% | 56 | 14.4% |
| Grade 6: | 56 | 12.6% | 62 | 14.7% | 56 | 13.2% | 60 | 14.5% | 60 | 14.6% | 57 | 13.6% | 54 | 13.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 237 | 53.3% | 218 | 51.5% | 219 | 51.8% | 214 | 51.8% | 193 | 46.8% | 204 | 48.8% | 179 | 45.9% |
| Female: | 208 | 46.7% | 205 | 48.5% | 204 | 48.2% | 199 | 48.2% | 211 | 51.2% | 206 | 49.3% | 207 | 53.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 15 | 3.4% | 17 | 4.0% | 20 | 4.7% | 16 | 3.9% | 21 | 5.1% | 14 | 3.3% | 15 | 3.8% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 42 | 9.4% | 38 | 9.0% | 37 | 8.7% | 42 | 10.2% | 23 | 5.6% | 18 | 4.3% | 14 | 3.6% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% |
| White: | 377 | 84.7% | 355 | 83.9% | 354 | 83.7% | 337 | 81.6% | 364 | 88.3% | 381 | 91.1% | 357 | 91.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 17 | 4.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 119 | 28.1% | 142 | 33.6% | 154 | 37.3% | 149 | 36.2% | 140 | 33.5% | 121 | 31.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 36 | 8.5% | 40 | 9.5% | 32 | 7.7% | 25 | 6.1% | 30 | 7.2% | 19 | 4.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.92 | 16.08 | 18.30 | 19.41 | 17.77 | 18.00 | 18.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.3% | 65.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 71.5% | 67.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 80.2% | 80.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 86.2% | 83.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 45% | 45.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 77.4% | 56.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 68% | 63.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 64.9% | 67.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 55.9% | 65.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.2% | 75% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 79.6% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 73.1% | 79.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 64.4% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 72.6% | 66.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80.5% | 79.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 80% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 54.4% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65.2% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 74.7% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 81.5% | 82.9% |
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* Whittier School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.