Enrollment
55
Middle
DISTRICT 51 · STATE 139
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUN RIVER VALLEY ELEM·NCES 302430000724
Sun River Middle School
123 Walker Street, Simms, MT 59477 · (406) 264-5110 · Cascade County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL55 STUDENTS
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Not graded
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
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
23 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 20 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 29% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 40% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sun River Valley Elem. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
54.5%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
34.5%
MT avg 36.0%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Montana schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Sun River Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun River Middle School this school | 55 | 41.8% | N/A |
| Plentywood 7-8 Plentywood | 61 | 42.6% | N/A |
| Culbertson Junior High Culbertson | 72 | 43.1% | N/A |
| Belt 7-8 Belt | 55 | 23.6% | N/A |
| Utterback 7-8 Conrad | 81 | 43.2% | N/A |
| Roundup 7-8 Roundup | 89 | 49.4% | N/A |
Matched among Montana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sun River Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Montana | In Cascade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 55 | #107 of 227 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
55
-2 (-4%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 72
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55 | 4.7 | 11.8:1 | 42% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 55 | 4.9 | 11.2:1 | 35% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 57 | 4.4 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 57 | 5 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 49 | 4.5 | 11.0:1 | 33% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 58 | 3 | 19.3:1 | 47% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 37 | 2 | 18.5:1 | 27% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 79 | 6 | 13.2:1 | 43% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 72 | 5 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sun River Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (49 to 55); teachers up 4% (4.5 to 4.7).
About Sun River Middle School
Federal records list Sun River Middle School as a middle school in Simms, Montana. Federal data show 55 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 139 students for middle schools in Montana.
Sun River Valley Elem is made up of 3 schools with 154 students in all.
At Sun River Middle School, 82% of students are White. The remaining students are 9% Native American and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Cascade County at about 84% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sun River Middle School scores 32%.
Sun River Middle School has 4.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Montana is similar, at 11.3:1. At Sun River Middle School, 42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Cascade County is 12 points.
For the population of Cascade County, the median household earns about $67,690 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Sun River Middle School shares Cascade County with 44 other public schools.
Sun River Middle School's nearest public school is Simms High School (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 4%.
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Cascade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,606
Census ACS
Median income
$67,690
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
11,577 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sun River Valley Elem
- Fort Shaw Elem SchoolElementary · 88 students
- Cascade Colony SchoolElementary · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Simms High School0.0 mi · 91
- Fort Shaw Elem School5.1 mi · 88
- Cascade Colony School6.2 mi · 11
- Fairfield Elementary School8.9 mi · 173
- Fairfield High School8.9 mi · 107
- Fairfield 7-88.9 mi · 47
Frequently asked questions
About Sun River Middle SchoolHow large is Sun River Middle School?
Sun River Middle School enrolls approximately 55 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sun River Middle School serve?
Sun River Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sun River Middle School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Sun River Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Sun River Middle School?
Student demographics at Sun River Middle School are roughly 82% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Sun River Middle School in?
Sun River Middle School is part of Sun River Valley Elem.
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