Top Rankings
Shields Valley 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 10%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 36 students in Shields Valley Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Shields Valley Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 45% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% 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
335 Schools
# Students
139 Students
34,442 Students
# Teachers
13 Teachers
2,583 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Shields Valley Elementary School District, which is ranked within the top 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
#106 out of 350 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-59%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.13
0.39
# American Indian Students
1 Student
3,993 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
12%
# Asian Students
n/a
208 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
4 Students
1,900 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
5%
# Black Students
1 Student
196 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
130 Students
26,592 Students
% White Students
93%
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
62 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
3 Students
1,491 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
28
# Students in K Grade:
14
358
# Students in 1st Grade:
20
345
# Students in 2nd Grade:
13
397
# Students in 3rd Grade:
15
343
# Students in 4th Grade:
12
334
# Students in 5th Grade:
13
1,673
# Students in 6th Grade:
16
7,610
# Students in 7th Grade:
14
11,386
# Students in 8th Grade:
22
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 $14,043 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,183. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,302 is less than the state median of $15,271. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$2 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,043
$15,183
Spending / Student
$12,302
$15,271
Best Shields Valley Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Shields Valley 7-8
Magnet School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
405 1st Street East
Clyde Park, MT 59018
(406) 686-4621
Clyde Park, MT 59018
(406) 686-4621
Grades: 7-8
| 36 students
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