Kessler Elementary School

Regular School · Helena, MT

Kessler Elementary School is a regular school school in Helena, Montana, serving grades PK–05 with 235 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

235

Teachers (FTE)

17.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	201	86%
Hispanic/Latino	19	8%
American Indian / Alaska Native	7	3%
Black or African American	5	2%
Two or more races	3	1%
Total enrollment	235	123M / 112F

English Language Learners: 3 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35-39%	35.6%	97
Reading Proficiency	40-44%	48.6%	97
Science Proficiency	n/a	—	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.04 grade levels

Math

+0.00 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

3 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

23.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	235	100%

Contact & Location

1325 Poplar Street

Helena, MT 59601

Phone: (406)324-1700

http://kessler.helenaschools.org

District

Helena Elem

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,562

District enrollment: 5,225

Other Schools in District

Broadwater School Elementary
Bryant School Elementary
Central School Elementary
Four Georgians School Elementary
Hawthorne School Elementary
Jefferson School Elementary
Jim Darcy School Elementary
Rossiter School Elementary

View all 12 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 59601) → CensusDepth.com
Montana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Montana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

300000500337

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD