Top Rankings
Fair-Mont-Egan 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 20%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 41 students in Fair-Mont-Egan Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Fair-Mont-Egan Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 0% of the student body (majority Black and 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
156 Students
34,662 Students
# Teachers
13 Teachers
2,546 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Fair-Mont-Egan 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
#55 out of 350 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
37%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)25.6%
35.9%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.40
% American Indian
1%
11%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
1%
6%
% Black
n/a
n/a
% White
95%
77%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,000 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,573. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,538 is less than the state median of $16,214. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$2 MM
$2,442 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$2,389 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,000
$16,573
Spending / Student
$13,538
$16,214
Best Fair-Mont-Egan Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Fair-mont-egan Middle School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
797 Fairmont Road
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 755-7072
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 755-7072
Gr: 6-8 | 41 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
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