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Bissell School

Regular School · Whitefish, MT

Bissell School is a regular school school in Whitefish, Montana, serving grades PK–06 with 78 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 8.9:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 06
Enrollment
78
Teachers (FTE)
8.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
8.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 71 91%
Two or more races 3 4%
Hispanic/Latino 2 3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 3%
Total enrollment 78 40M / 38F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 30-39% 35.6% 34
Reading Proficiency 50-59% 48.6% 34
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)
-0.10 grade levels
Math
-0.22 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
20
25.6% 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.) 78 100%

Contact & Location

5955 Farm To Market Road

Whitefish, MT 59937

Phone: (406)862-2828

http://www.olneybissellschool.com

District

Olney-Bissell Elem

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,876

District enrollment: 105

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

301095000296

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