Top Rankings
Big Sky School K-12 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 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 88 students in Big Sky School K-12 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Big Sky School K-12 School District have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% 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
3 Schools
331 Schools
# Students
396 Students
34,525 Students
# Teachers
35 Teachers
2,568 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Big Sky School K-12 School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 347 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#115 out of 350 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
37%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.39
% American Indian
n/a
11%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
9%
6%
% Black
n/a
1%
% White
88%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,970 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 $20,323 is higher than the state median of $15,352. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,970
$15,263
Spending / Student
$20,323
$15,352
Best Big Sky School K-12 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ophir 7-8
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
45465 Gallatin Rd-30, Miles S.
Big Sky, MT 59716
(406) 995-4281
Big Sky, MT 59716
(406) 995-4281
Grades: 6-8
| 88 students
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