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Kalispell Middle School

Public | 6-8 | 1021 students

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3 stars

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Posted February 7, 2013

KMS is an excellent school. My son is a high honors student, a talented athlete and he is a leader. However the teachers are willing to hold him responsible if his behavior is sub par. Communication with the teachers has been excellent and they all care deeply for the kids. There are also many opportunities for extracurricular activities at KMS which are not available at other middle schools in the area. I recommend the school for anyone coming to the Flathead Valley.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted February 8, 2012

I believe the quality of the education is above the rural Flathead Valley school we moved from.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted February 7, 2012

This school completely fails to meet any criteria of quality education by any stretch of the imagination. They offered my child a class to help her stay on top of school work when our family is going through a very rough time, instead the teacher who is supposed to be helping her has bullied her and called her a liar. This same teacher had the nerve to call me an irresponsible parent. When I spoke to the vice principle about her attitude, I was treated with a total lack of regard for the situation. I contacted the principle and instead of being cooperative he also treated me with disrespect and placed the blame on my child's attitude and payed no attention what so ever to the fact that his teacher has a rotten attitude and is not fit to be an educator. I now understand why so many people home school their children in this state and it is because the public education system is completely worthless and tstaff are lazy, egocentrics. Don't put a child through this school, they are completely incompetent!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted January 5, 2012

My child is attending this school for the first time ,I am not thrilled with this school at all . A Teacher puts hands on my child daily ! I have had to put up with racial comments that are let to pass with no consequences for the other party ,other than a slap on the hand . My Daughters were both Honor student prior to this school and now she is well below the grade . there are no textbooks for them to actually do their homework and are punished when its not done ! In my opinion If you can home school or afford private school i would do that first .
—Submitted by a parent


Posted May 9, 2011

My son went to school here 6-8. It was a terrible experience. They have silly little rules and a ridiculous grading system that wont transfer anywhere else, not to mention the hour it will take you just to try to figure out what there report card actually means and what grade they really have. There is absolutely nothing wrong with ABCDF grades. This middle school consists of kids that are from 2 of the surrounding high school areas. Kids form bonds and friendships with kids that are ultimately going to another high school than them during a very emotional time of their life. Why should we put that on kids that are already going through such an emotional time of their life. My son had scored 100% on all of the math test that they give to students and they refused to move him into the advanced math level until I finally half way through his 8th grade year convinced his math teacher to let him in. They just fight common sense and don't care about your input.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted January 13, 2009

Now that Kalispell has modified the JR High to a Middle School with 'pods', all of the kids I've talked to, including my 6th grader- love it. I like that I can see all of his grades on-line. The teachers are attentive, but remember they each have 100 students, so the kids are forced be responsible- not such a bad thing.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted November 3, 2008

The school has an amazing music program, but fails to meet the standards of even the typical student.
—Submitted by a student


Posted February 20, 2008

My son just made the switch from ST. Matthew s to the Kalispell JR High. He loves it and so do I. I love the choice to look at your grades online it really motovates him to do better. the teachers help alot with his homework and I toataly recommend it
—Submitted by a parent


Community ratings and reviews do not represent the views of GreatSchools nor does GreatSchools check their accuracy or verify the reviewers' identities. Use your discretion when evaluating these reviews.

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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 66% in 2011.

2011

 
 
72%

2010

 
 
75%

2009

 
 
73%

2008

 
 
69%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 87% in 2011.

2011

 
 
90%

2010

 
 
93%

2009

 
 
85%

2008

 
 
88%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Montana used the Criterion-Referenced Test (CRT) to assess students in grades 3 though 8 and 10 in reading and math and in grades 4, 8, and 10 in science. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Montana. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

See Montana's state standards

Source: Montana Office of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

2011

 
 
75%

2010

 
 
73%

2009

 
 
75%

2008

 
 
78%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

2011

 
 
92%

2010

 
 
86%

2009

 
 
86%

2008

 
 
86%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Montana used the Criterion-Referenced Test (CRT) to assess students in grades 3 though 8 and 10 in reading and math and in grades 4, 8, and 10 in science. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Montana. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

See Montana's state standards

Source: Montana Office of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 65% in 2011.

2011

 
 
71%

2010

 
 
80%

2009

 
 
62%

2008

 
 
63%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 84% in 2011.

2011

 
 
91%

2010

 
 
93%

2009

 
 
81%

2008

 
 
81%
Science

The state average for Science was 64% in 2011.

2011

 
 
77%

2010

 
 
76%

2009

 
 
67%

2008

 
 
59%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Montana used the Criterion-Referenced Test (CRT) to assess students in grades 3 though 8 and 10 in reading and math and in grades 4, 8, and 10 in science. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Montana. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

See Montana's state standards

Source: Montana Office of Public Instruction

Math

All Students72%
Female76%
Male67%
Asian Americann/a
Hispanic or Latinon/a
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White, Non-Hispanic73%
Participates in free/reduced lunch57%
Not economically disadvantaged81%
Students with disabilities37%
Students without disabilities77%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English72%
Non-migrant72%

Reading

All Students90%
Female93%
Male86%
Asian Americann/a
Hispanic or Latinon/a
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White, Non-Hispanic89%
Participates in free/reduced lunch82%
Not economically disadvantaged94%
Students with disabilities71%
Students without disabilities92%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English90%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Montana used the Criterion-Referenced Test (CRT) to assess students in grades 3 though 8 and 10 in reading and math and in grades 4, 8, and 10 in science. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Montana. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

The different student groups are identified by the Montana Office of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Montana's state standards

Source: Montana Office of Public Instruction

Math

All Students75%
Female77%
Male73%
Hispanic or Latinon/a
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White, Non-Hispanic76%
Participates in free/reduced lunch65%
Not economically disadvantaged82%
Students with disabilities17%
Students without disabilities81%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English75%
Non-migrant75%

Reading

All Students92%
Female95%
Male88%
Hispanic or Latinon/a
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White, Non-Hispanic92%
Participates in free/reduced lunch87%
Not economically disadvantaged95%
Students with disabilities61%
Students without disabilities95%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English91%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Montana used the Criterion-Referenced Test (CRT) to assess students in grades 3 though 8 and 10 in reading and math and in grades 4, 8, and 10 in science. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Montana. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

The different student groups are identified by the Montana Office of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Montana's state standards

Source: Montana Office of Public Instruction

Math

All Students71%
Female74%
Male69%
Black or African Americann/a
Asian Americann/a
Hispanic or Latinon/a
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White, Non-Hispanic72%
Participates in free/reduced lunch58%
Not economically disadvantaged78%
Students with disabilities22%
Students without disabilities76%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English71%
Non-migrant71%

Reading

All Students91%
Female93%
Male90%
Black or African Americann/a
Asian Americann/a
Hispanic or Latinon/a
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White, Non-Hispanic91%
Participates in free/reduced lunch84%
Not economically disadvantaged95%
Students with disabilities46%
Students without disabilities95%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English91%

Science

All Students77%
Female77%
Male77%
Black or African Americann/a
Asian Americann/a
Hispanic or Latinon/a
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White, Non-Hispanic77%
Participates in free/reduced lunch66%
Not economically disadvantaged82%
Students with disabilities25%
Students without disabilities82%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English77%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Montana used the Criterion-Referenced Test (CRT) to assess students in grades 3 though 8 and 10 in reading and math and in grades 4, 8, and 10 in science. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Montana. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

The different student groups are identified by the Montana Office of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Montana's state standards

Source: Montana Office of Public Instruction

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 93% 84%
Hispanic 3% 3%
American Indian/Alaska Native 2% 11%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1% 1%
Black 0% 1%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 37%N/A37%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 15N/A14
Source: NCES, 2008-2009
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205 NW Ln
Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone: (406) 751-3800

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