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Browning Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 442 students in Browning Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle Schools in Browning Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 10% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 90% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
7 Schools
335 Schools
# Students
1,266 Students
34,442 Students
# Teachers
106 Teachers
2,583 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Browning Elementary School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 349 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#349 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
2%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
6%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
5%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.39
# American Indian Students
1,193 Students
3,993 Students
% American Indian Students
94%
12%
# Asian Students
1 Student
208 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
8 Students
1,900 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
5%
# Black Students
n/a
196 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
51 Students
26,592 Students
% White Students
4%
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
62 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
13 Students
1,491 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
28
# Students in K Grade:
166
358
# Students in 1st Grade:
132
345
# Students in 2nd Grade:
152
397
# Students in 3rd Grade:
148
343
# Students in 4th Grade:
135
334
# Students in 5th Grade:
114
1,673
# Students in 6th Grade:
141
7,610
# Students in 7th Grade:
137
11,386
# Students in 8th Grade:
141
11,789
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
41
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
54
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
43
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
41
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,031 is higher than the state median of $15,183. The school district revenue/student has grown by 25% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,372 is higher than the state median of $15,271. The school district spending/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,031
$15,183
Spending / Student
$25,372
$15,271
Best Browning Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Glendale School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
2151 Chaulk Butte Road
Browning, MT 59417
(406) 336-2635
Browning, MT 59417
(406) 336-2635
Grades: PK-8
| 15 students
Rank: #22.
Big Sky School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1657 Merriweather Road
Browning, MT 59417
(406) 336-3790
Browning, MT 59417
(406) 336-3790
Grades: PK-8
| 25 students
Rank: #33.
Browning Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
900 S. Piegan
Browning, MT 59417
(406) 338-2725
Browning, MT 59417
(406) 338-2725
Grades: 6-8
| 402 students
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