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Bryant School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 401 Montana Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Montana elementary schools

Summary

Bryant School is an elementary school located in Helena, Montana, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 288 students. The school is part of the Helena Elementary School District, which is ranked 179 out of 387 districts in Montana and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Bryant School has consistently underperformed compared to the Helena Elementary district and the state of Montana in terms of academic proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.09% of Bryant School students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 49.52% for the district and 43.09% for the state. Similarly, in mathematics, only 22.7% of Bryant School students were proficient or better, compared to 38.83% for the district and 36.77% for the state. Bryant School has a low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom half of Montana elementary schools, and in the 2024-2025 school year, it ranked 319 out of 401 elementary schools in the state, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data shows that Bryant School is underperforming compared to many of the nearby elementary schools in the Helena Elementary district, such as Hawthorne School and Jefferson School, which have significantly higher academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. Additionally, Bryant School has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to the surrounding schools, with 82.99% of its students eligible in the 2024-2025 school year, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's challenges.

288

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,947

Per pupil spending ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1529 Boulder
Helena, MT 59601

(406) 324-1200

District: Helena Elementary

Students who attend Bryant School usually attend:

Middle:	Helena Middle School
High:	Helena High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.8%

Hispanic:

16.7%

American Indian:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 35th percentile in 2022 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Montana average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 35th-percentile peak (2022) to 20th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg45%

Montana avg40%

319^th of 401

Montana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Helena Elementary

179^th of 387Helena Elementary among Montana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Montana percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	319 of 401	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	168 of 212	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	260 of 332	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.5	215 of 329	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	304 of 356	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	176 of 191	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	35.2	195 of 287	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	19.3	209 of 246	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	200 of 244	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.7	218 of 247	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.7	184 of 241	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.8	157 of 190	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.7	161 of 194	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.4	168 of 230	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.8	167 of 234	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.2	198 of 218	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	53.9	107 of 217	50.7%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Montana (2024-2025) ?

Science32%-6 vs state

English Language Arts26%-17 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAST English Language Arts (2025)	MAST Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Bryant School	Public	PK, KG-5	1529 Boulder	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 324-1200	288	20	14.0	83.0%	204 (70.8%)	4 (1.4%)	48 (16.7%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	26.5	319^th of 401 public elementary schools	20.4%		27.9	168^th of 212 public elementary schools	20.8%	151	26.1	22.7	$13,947
Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	1325 Poplar	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 324-1230	242	17	13.9	60.3%	190 (78.5%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (10.3%)	4 (1.7%)	15 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	56.5	174^th of 401 public elementary schools	56.6%		81.8	35^th of 212 public elementary schools	83.5%	139	46.9	37.9	$16,565
Helena Montessori Charter School	Public	K-5	1325 Poplar Street	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 324-2000	198	11	17.8	19.7%	160 (80.8%)	5 (2.5%)	20 (10.1%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	65.7	126^th of 401 public elementary schools	68.6%					(n/a)	58.9	35.5
Mount Ascension Learning Ac Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	1325 Poplar Street	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(406) 324-2000	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jefferson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1023 Broadway	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 324-2060	245	13	19.2	20.0%	209 (85.3%)	2 (0.8%)	21 (8.6%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	80.5	51^st of 401 public elementary schools	87.3%		95.7	4^th of 212 public elementary schools	98.1%	47	62.9	58.1	$13,206
Smith School	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 5th Avenue	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 324-1530	217	16	13.5	35.5%	153 (70.5%)	6 (2.8%)	47 (21.7%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	59.2	158^th of 401 public elementary schools	60.6%		82	32^nd of 212 public elementary schools	84.9%	126	49.5	36.4	$13,714
Hawthorne School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Madison Avenue	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 324-1370	183	13	13.7	20.8%	156 (85.2%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	73.7	79^th of 401 public elementary schools	80.3%		67.4	80^th of 212 public elementary schools	62.3%	1	54.2	51.0	$12,955
Broadwater School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Hollins	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 324-1130	207	17	12.4	73.4%	164 (79.2%)	2 (1.0%)	19 (9.2%)	2 (1.0%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	31.7	294^th of 401 public elementary schools	26.7%		55.2	109^th of 212 public elementary schools	48.6%	185	31.3	22.6	$13,945
Four Georgians School	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Custer Avenue	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 324-1300	482	29	16.8	30.9%	405 (84.0%)	5 (1.0%)	37 (7.7%)	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.1%)	68.2	114^th of 401 public elementary schools	71.6%		71.9	66^th of 212 public elementary schools	68.9%	48	60.9	37.2	$12,054
Kessler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2420 Choteau Street	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 324-1700	235	18	13.1	34.0%	201 (85.5%)	5 (2.1%)	19 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	46	221^st of 401 public elementary schools	44.9%		50.4	124^th of 212 public elementary schools	41.5%	97	42.6	31.5	$12,541

Frequently Asked Questions about Bryant School

What schools do graduates of Bryant School attend?

Students who attend Bryant School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Helena Middle School
High : Helena High School

Is Bryant School a good school?

Bryant School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Montana elementary schools.

What district is Bryant School in?

Helena Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bryant School?

Students at Bryant School are 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Bryant School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Bryant School.

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