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Schools in Big Arm

Big Arm’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Montana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
32%
2021–22
Spent per student
$12.6K
▼ 7% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Polson Elementary
Students per teacher
14.5
MT 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,592 students on the public path
In brief

Big Arm’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Big Arm’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Linderman School places highest (better than 37%); Polson Middle School lowest (33%). 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 Big Arm, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Cherry Valley Schoolin PolsonNo scores
2–4Linderman Schoolin PolsonC+
5–8Polson Middle Schoolin PolsonC
9–12Polson High Schoolin PolsonC

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

Two districts serve Big Arm

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

Polson Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 3 schools · 1,075 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$12,596MT $13,570 · FY2024
C+
Polson High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 517 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$13,660MT $13,570 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Polson Elementary School District42%
State average 45.7% · 765 students tested
Math · PK–8, Polson Elementary School District32%
State average 35.2% · 749 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Polson High School District42%
State average 45.7% · 92 students tested
Math · 9–12, Polson High School District32%
State average 35.2% · 92 students tested

Big Arm vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Big Arm—Polson Elementary PK–8 · Polson High 9–12

Every school in Big Arm

4 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 Big Armin other towns
Cherry Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Polson
243 students13:1Rate it →
Linderman School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Polson
C+
355 students15:1Rate it →
Polson Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Polson
C
477 students16:1Rate it →
Polson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Polson
C
517 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Big Arm’s schools

Are Big Arm’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Big Arm. Polson Elementary School District and Polson High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Arm. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Big Arm in?

Polson Elementary School District and Polson High School District.

Where do Big Arm kids go to high school?

Polson High School.

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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.