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The smallest public elementary schools in Montana

Across Montana, 382 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Glacier Elementary School leads the list at 10, against a median of 155 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

382

Montana

Best Students

Median Students

155

SMALLEST · MONTANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Glacier Elementary School	Cut Bank, MT	Cut Bank Elem	Elementary	10
2	Mountain View Elementary	Cut Bank, MT	Mountain View Elem	Elementary	10
3	Bear Paw School	Chinook, MT	Bear Paw Elem	Elementary	10
4	Birney School	Birney, MT	Birney Elem	Elementary	10
5	Zenith Elementary	Cut Bank, MT	Cut Bank Elem	Elementary	11
6	Biddle School	Biddle, MT	Biddle Elem	Elementary	11
7	Cleveland School	Chinook, MT	Cleveland Elem	Elementary	11
8	Hillcrest Colony Elementary	Power, MT	Vaughn Elem	Elementary	11
9	Deerfield School	Lewistown, MT	Deerfield Elem	Elementary	11
10	Divide School	Divide, MT	Divide Elem	Elementary	11
11	Alder School	Alder, MT	Alder Elem	Elementary	11
12	Pendroy School	Pendroy, MT	Pendroy Elem	Elementary	11
13	Cascade Colony School	Sun River, MT	Sun River Valley Elem	Elementary	11
14	Glendale School	Cut Bank, MT	Browning Elem	Elementary	12
15	Cohagen School	Cohagen, MT	Cohagen Elem	Elementary	12
16	Sunset School	Greenough, MT	Sunset Elem	Elementary	12
17	Liberty Elementary School	Galata, MT	Liberty Elem	Elementary	13
18	Auchard Creek School	Wolf Creek, MT	Auchard Creek Elem	Elementary	13
19	Helmville School	Helmville, MT	Helmville Elem	Elementary	13
20	Knees School	Carter, MT	Knees Elem	Elementary	13
21	Trego School	Trego, MT	Trego Elem	Elementary	13
22	Ayers School	Grass Range, MT	Ayers Elem	Elementary	14
23	Babb School	Babb, MT	Browning Elem	Elementary	14
24	Pass Creek School	Belgrade, MT	Pass Creek Elem	Elementary	14
25	Big Rose Colony School	Shelby, MT	Shelby Elem	Elementary	14
26	Horizon Elementary	Cut Bank, MT	Cut Bank Elem	Elementary	15
27	Fishtail School	Fishtail, MT	Fishtail Elem	Elementary	15
28	Reichle School	Glen, MT	Reichle Elem	Elementary	15
29	Cottonwood School	Bozeman, MT	Cottonwood Elem	Elementary	16
30	Gildford Colony School	Gildford, MT	Gildford Colony Elem	Elementary	16
31	Springhill School	Belgrade, MT	Springhill Elem	Elementary	16
32	Fort Smith School	Fort Smith, MT	Hardin Elem	Elementary	17
33	Garrison School	Garrison, MT	Garrison Elem	Elementary	17
34	Big Stone School	Sand Coulee, MT	Centerville Elem	Elementary	17
35	Midway Colony	Conrad, MT	Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools	Elementary	18
36	Deer Creek School	Glendive, MT	Deer Creek Elem	Elementary	18
37	Elliston School	Elliston, MT	Elliston Elem	Elementary	19
38	Hill Top Colony School	Stockett, MT	Centerville Elem	Elementary	19
39	Whitewater School	Whitewater, MT	Whitewater K-12 Schools	Elementary	19
40	MT Sch For Deaf & Blnd El	Great Falls, MT	Mont Sch for Deaf Blind	Elementary	20
41	Geyser School	Geyser, MT	Geyser K-12 Schools	Elementary	20
42	Cottonwood School	Havre, MT	Cottonwood Elem	Elementary	20
43	Melville School	Melville, MT	Melville Elem	Elementary	20
44	Swan Valley School	Condon, MT	Swan Valley Elem	Elementary	20
45	McCormick School	Troy, MT	McCormick Elem	Elementary	21
46	Lima School	Lima, MT	Lima K-12 Schools	Elementary	21
47	Ovando School	Ovando, MT	Ovando Elem	Elementary	21
48	Grass Land Colony School	Great Falls, MT	Centerville Elem	Elementary	21
49	Big Sky School	Cut Bank, MT	Browning Elem	Elementary	22
50	Zurich School	Zurich, MT	Zurich Elem	Elementary	23

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