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Willow Creek 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 middle school serving 3 students in Willow Creek 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 Willow Creek 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
335 Schools
# Students
38 Students
34,442 Students
# Teachers
6 Teachers
2,583 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
6:1
6:1
District Rank
Willow Creek 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
#165 out of 350 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-59%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≥50%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.00
0.39
# American Indian Students
n/a
3,993 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
12%
# Asian Students
n/a
208 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
n/a
1,900 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
5%
# Black Students
n/a
196 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
38 Students
26,592 Students
% White Students
100%
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
62 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
1,491 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
28
# Students in K Grade:
7
358
# Students in 1st Grade:
6
345
# Students in 2nd Grade:
6
397
# Students in 3rd Grade:
6
343
# Students in 4th Grade:
2
334
# Students in 5th Grade:
4
1,673
# Students in 6th Grade:
4
7,610
# Students in 7th Grade:
2
11,386
# Students in 8th Grade:
1
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
Total Revenue
$761,000
$2,285 MM
Spending
$702,000
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student (17-18)
$12,780
$17,300
Spending / Student (17-18)
$11,525
$17,245
Best Willow Creek Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Willow Creek 7-8
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
407 Main Street
Willow Creek, MT 59760
(406) 285-6991
Willow Creek, MT 59760
(406) 285-6991
Grades: 7-8
| 3 students
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