For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 68 students in Thompson Falls Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Thompson Falls Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% 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
2 Schools
331 Schools
# Students
315 Students
34,525 Students
# Teachers
24 Teachers
2,568 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Thompson Falls 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
#184 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
35%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
46%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.39
# American Indian Students
4 Students
3,906 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
11%
# Asian Students
1 Student
202 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
19 Students
1,953 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
6%
# Black Students
n/a
236 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
277 Students
26,582 Students
% White Students
88%
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
63 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
14 Students
1,583 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
3
63
# Students in K Grade:
32
440
# Students in 1st Grade:
34
446
# Students in 2nd Grade:
42
428
# Students in 3rd Grade:
34
470
# Students in 4th Grade:
34
567
# Students in 5th Grade:
36
1,752
# Students in 6th Grade:
32
7,409
# Students in 7th Grade:
33
11,480
# Students in 8th Grade:
35
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 $13,752 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,263. The school district revenue/student has declined by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,787 is less than the state median of $15,352. The school district spending/student has declined by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$2,285 MM

Spending
$4 MM
$2,298 MM

Revenue / Student
$13,752
$15,263

Spending / Student
$13,787
$15,352

Best Thompson Falls Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Thompson Falls 7-8
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
306 Haley
Thompson Falls, MT 59873
(406) 827-3593
Thompson Falls, MT 59873
(406) 827-3593
Grades: 7-8
| 68 students
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