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Schools in Belknap

Belknap’s public schools

Thompson Falls Elementary School District and Thompson Falls High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Belknap. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Montana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Montana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.8K
▲ 9% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Thompson Falls Elementary
Students per teacher
13.6
MT 13.7
Schools in town
0
491 students on the public path
In brief

Belknap’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Belknap’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Thompson Falls Elem Schl places highest (better than 55%); Thompson Falls 7-8 lowest (43%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Belknap, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Thompson Falls Elem Schlin Thompson FallsB
7–8Thompson Falls 7-8in Thompson FallsC+
9–12Thompson Falls High Schlin Thompson FallsB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Thompson Falls Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Belknap

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Thompson Falls Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 308 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$14,784MT $13,570 · FY2024
B−
Thompson Falls High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 183 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$16,465MT $13,570 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Thompson Falls Elementary School District42%
State average 45.7% · 185 students tested
Math · PK–8, Thompson Falls Elementary School District37%
State average 35.2% · 183 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Thompson Falls High School District54%
State average 45.7% · 49 students tested
Math · 9–12, Thompson Falls High School District24%
State average 35.2% · 51 students tested

Belknap vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Montana towns that share Belknap’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Belknap—Thompson Falls Elementary PK–8 · Thompson Falls High 9–12

Every school in Belknap

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Belknapin other towns
Thompson Falls Elem Schl
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Thompson Falls
B
240 students15:1Rate it →
Thompson Falls 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Thompson Falls
C+
68 students10:1Rate it →
Thompson Falls High Schl
High · Grades 9–12 · Thompson Falls
B−
183 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Belknap’s schools

Are Belknap’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Belknap. Thompson Falls Elementary School District and Thompson Falls High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Belknap. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Belknap in?

Thompson Falls Elementary School District and Thompson Falls High School District.

Where do Belknap kids go to high school?

Thompson Falls High Schl.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.