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Stanford K-12 Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 19 students in Stanford K-12 Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Stanford K-12 School School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (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
3 Schools
331 Schools
# Students
103 Students
34,525 Students
# Teachers
15 Teachers
2,568 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
7:1
7:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Stanford K-12 Schools 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.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has decreased from PS% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#252 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
37%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)≥50%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.39
% American Indian
n/a
11%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
5%
6%
% Black
n/a
1%
% White
95%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,922 is higher than the state median of $15,263. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,456 is higher than the state median of $15,352. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,922
$15,263
Spending / Student
$22,456
$15,352
Best Stanford K-12 Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Stanford 7-8
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
104 4th Avenue South
Stanford, MT 59479
(406) 566-2265
Stanford, MT 59479
(406) 566-2265
Grades: 7-8
| 19 students
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