Top Rankings
Bigfork Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 236 students in Bigfork Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Bigfork Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% 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
329 Schools
# Students
579 Students
34,662 Students
# Teachers
37 Teachers
2,546 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Bigfork Elementary School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 332 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#53 out of 350 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
37%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)33.8%
35.9%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.40
% American Indian
2%
11%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
4%
6%
% Black
n/a
n/a
% White
92%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,045 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,500. The school district revenue/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,542 is less than the state median of $15,590. The school district spending/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,045
$15,500
Spending / Student
$11,542
$15,590
Best Bigfork Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Bigfork 6-8
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
600 Commerce St
Bigfork, MT 59911
(406) 837-7412
Bigfork, MT 59911
(406) 837-7412
Gr: 6-8 | 236 students Student-teacher ratio: 24:1 Minority enrollment: 8%
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