Montana City School
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
School pathway
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Montana schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36.
Schools most like Montana City School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana City School this school | 313 | 1.0% | N/A |
| Morning Star School Bozeman | 482 | 8.7% | N/A |
| Anderson School Bozeman | 172 | 1.7% | N/A |
| Hawthorne School Bozeman | 348 | 7.8% | N/A |
| Arrowhead School Billings | 434 | 18.4% | N/A |
| Longfellow School Bozeman | 289 | 18.7% | N/A |
Where Montana City School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Montana | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #45 of 199 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #20 of 201 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #82 of 421 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #100 of 160 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #123 of 160 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.0% | #226 of 226 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #41 of 48 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 313 | 20.2 | 15.5:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 21.9 | 13.0:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 23.5 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 21 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 20.5 | 15.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 8% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 278 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 7% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 201 | 14 | 14.4:1 | 5% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 147 | 6 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (308 to 313); teachers down 1% (20.5 to 20.2).
About Montana City School
Montana City School is a large elementary school in Clancy, Montana, one of the schools in Montana City Elem. The school counted 313 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. It has 87% more students than the average for elementary schools in Montana (about 167).
Montana City School is one school in a 2-school district, Montana City Elem, which enrolls 471 students.
The share of White students at Montana City School is 88%. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Jefferson County overall, the White share is about 92%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Montana City School scores 22%.
For every teacher at Montana City School, there are about 15.5 students; the school has 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 11.9:1 average for elementary schools in Montana, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 1%. Compared with the 28% average for public schools in Jefferson County, the school's rate is lower.
For Jefferson County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $95,490 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The county has 12 public schools and about 1,872 students.
Measured in a straight line, Montana City Middle Schl is less than a tenth of a mile from Montana City School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put Montana City School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Federal enrollment counts rose from 290 (2020-21) to 313 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.8:1 to 15.5:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
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