Top Rankings
Melstone Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 35 students in Melstone Elementary School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Montana.
Public Elementary School in Melstone Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Montana public elementary school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Montana public elementary school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
525 Schools
# Students
47 Students
96,606 Students
# Teachers
7 Teachers
7,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
7:1
7:1
District Rank
Melstone 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
#131 out of 350 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-59%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-59%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
<50%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.08
0.39
# American Indian Students
2 Students
10,211 Students
% American Indian Students
4%
10%
# Asian Students
n/a
565 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
n/a
5,787 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
6%
# Black Students
n/a
653 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
45 Students
74,427 Students
% White Students
96%
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
169 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
4,793 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
276
# Students in K Grade:
5
12,112
# Students in 1st Grade:
4
11,755
# Students in 2nd Grade:
8
11,401
# Students in 3rd Grade:
6
11,444
# Students in 4th Grade:
1
11,403
# Students in 5th Grade:
7
11,404
# Students in 6th Grade:
4
11,551
# Students in 7th Grade:
6
7,485
# Students in 8th Grade:
6
7,727
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
13
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
14
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
12
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
9
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$815,000
$2,285 MM
Spending
$836,000
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student (16-17)
$15,204
$17,087
Spending / Student (16-17)
$16,926
$16,779
Best Melstone Elementary School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Melstone School
Magnet School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
5 6th Avenue N
Melstone, MT 59054
(406) 358-2352
Melstone, MT 59054
(406) 358-2352
Grades: PK-6
| 35 students
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