Top Rankings
Fortine Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 14 students in Fortine Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Fortine Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 0% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
331 Schools
# Students
64 Students
34,525 Students
# Teachers
7 Teachers
2,568 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
Fortine Elementary School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 347 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#158 out of 350 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-59%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≥50%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.39
# American Indian Students
1 Student
3,906 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
11%
# Asian Students
n/a
202 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
1 Student
1,953 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
6%
# Black Students
1 Student
236 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
61 Students
26,582 Students
% White Students
95%
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
63 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
1,583 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
63
# Students in K Grade:
7
440
# Students in 1st Grade:
4
446
# Students in 2nd Grade:
6
428
# Students in 3rd Grade:
4
470
# Students in 4th Grade:
13
567
# Students in 5th Grade:
7
1,752
# Students in 6th Grade:
9
7,409
# Students in 7th Grade:
7
11,480
# Students in 8th Grade:
7
11,296
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
49
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
42
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
41
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
42
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,078 is higher than the state median of $15,263. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,609 is higher than the state median of $15,352. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$1 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$999,000
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,078
$15,263
Spending / Student
$15,609
$15,352
Best Fortine Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Fortine 7-8
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
358 Meadow Creek Road
Fortine, MT 59918
(406) 882-4531
Fortine, MT 59918
(406) 882-4531
Grades: 7-8
| 14 students
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