Top Rankings
Saco Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 9 students in Saco Elementary 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 Saco Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% 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
40 Students
34,662 Students
# Teachers
7 Teachers
2,546 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
6:1
6:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Saco Elementary School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 332 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#223 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)40-59%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-59%
46%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)13.5%
35.9%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.40
% American Indian
5%
11%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
5%
6%
% Black
n/a
n/a
% White
85%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$933,000
$2,285 MM
Spending
$1 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student (06-07)
$24,226
$13,019
Spending / Student (06-07)
$23,736
$12,364
Best Saco Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Saco 7-8
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
321 Hwy 243
Saco, MT 59261
(406) 527-3531
Saco, MT 59261
(406) 527-3531
Gr: 7-8 | 9 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Minority enrollment: 11%
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