Top Rankings
Big Timber Elem 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 5%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 77 students in Big Timber Elem School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Big Timber Elem School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% 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
2 Schools
331 Schools
# Students
333 Students
34,539 Students
# Teachers
23 Teachers
2,587 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Big Timber Elem 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.
Overall District Rank
#111 out of 350 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.20
0.39
# American Indian Students
5 Students
3,955 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
11%
# Asian Students
1 Student
212 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
16 Students
1,858 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
5%
# Black Students
4 Students
198 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
298 Students
26,692 Students
% White Students
90%
77%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
69 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
1,555 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
2
44
# Students in K Grade:
36
333
# Students in 1st Grade:
35
388
# Students in 2nd Grade:
33
337
# Students in 3rd Grade:
41
312
# Students in 4th Grade:
39
364
# Students in 5th Grade:
32
1,631
# Students in 6th Grade:
38
7,204
# Students in 7th Grade:
39
11,735
# Students in 8th Grade:
38
12,100
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
21
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
25
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
18
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
27
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,246 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,311. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,643 is less than the state median of $15,400. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,246
$15,311
Spending / Student
$9,643
$15,400
Best Big Timber Elem School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Big Timber 7-8
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
5th And Anderson
Big Timber, MT 59011
(406) 932-5939
Big Timber, MT 59011
(406) 932-5939
Grades: 7-8
| 77 students
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