For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 50 students in Darby K-12 Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Darby K-12 School School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
3 Schools
335 Schools
# Students
326 Students
34,442 Students
# Teachers
28 Teachers
2,583 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Darby K-12 Schools 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.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#247 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
37%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.20
0.39
# American Indian Students
10 Students
3,993 Students
% American Indian Students
3%
12%
# Asian Students
2 Students
208 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
11 Students
1,900 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
5%
# Black Students
3 Students
196 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
292 Students
26,592 Students
% White Students
90%
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
62 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
1,491 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
28
# Students in K Grade:
39
358
# Students in 1st Grade:
18
345
# Students in 2nd Grade:
17
397
# Students in 3rd Grade:
17
343
# Students in 4th Grade:
26
334
# Students in 5th Grade:
28
1,673
# Students in 6th Grade:
24
7,610
# Students in 7th Grade:
23
11,386
# Students in 8th Grade:
27
11,789
# Students in 9th Grade:
32
41
# Students in 10th Grade:
33
54
# Students in 11th Grade:
20
43
# Students in 12th Grade:
22
41
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,819 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,183. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,018 is less than the state median of $15,271. The school district spending/student has declined by 42% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,819
$15,183
Spending / Student
$14,018
$15,271
Best Darby K-12 Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Darby 7-8
Magnet School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
209 School Drive
Darby, MT 59829
(406) 821-3252
Darby, MT 59829
(406) 821-3252
Grades: 7-8
| 50 students
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