Prickly Pear Elem (East Helena K-12 SCH DIST.), Montana - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Prickly Pear Elem is a Elementary in East Helena, MT. It currently serves 285 students (grades 01-02). The school is part of the East Helena K-12 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in East Helena K-12 School District and all schools in Montana.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:285
Number of Teachers: 18
Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.19

Location Info

Location: 2520 Valley Drive, East Helena, MT 59635
Mailing Address: PO Box 1280, East Helena, MT 59635
Phone: (406)227-7700
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 141
Grade 2 144
Gender/Sex of Prickly Pear Elem Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 152 53.33
Female 133 46.67
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Prickly Pear Elem Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 2.46
Black or African American 1 0.35
Hispanic/Latino 21 7.37
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.35
Two or more races 18 6.32
White 237 83.16
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 5 3.29
Hispanic/Latino 10 6.58
Two or more races 10 6.58
White 127 83.55
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.50
Black or African American 1 0.75
Hispanic/Latino 11 8.27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.75
Two or more races 8 6.02
White 110 82.71

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2.13
Black or African American 1 0.71
Hispanic/Latino 10 7.09
Two or more races 7 4.97
White 120 85.11
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 2.78
Hispanic/Latino 11 7.64
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.69
Two or more races 11 7.64
White 117 81.25