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Elementary · Regular · Grades PK to 5

Lillian Peterson School, Kalispell, MT

CEP schoolLillian Peterson School is a public elementary school in Kalispell, part of Kalispell Elementary School District. It enrolled 344 students in 2024-25, with 17.2 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students
344
Teachers (FTE)
20.0
Students per teacher
17.2
Grades
PK to 5

This school's ratio is 1.2 higher than the district figure of 16.0. The Montana average across schools is 14.2. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school17.2
District16.0
Montana14.2
United States15.3

School details

Address
1119 2nd Street W, Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone
(406)751-3737
District
Kalispell Elementary School District
County
Flathead County
Level
Elementary
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Locale
Town: Remote
NCES school ID
301545000474
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.
Free lunch
329
Reduced-price lunch
15
Free or reduced-price lunch
344100.0% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision
Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Kalispell Elementary School District

Elementary schools elsewhere in Kalispell

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.