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Big Sky School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1657 Merriweather Road, Cut Bank, MT 59427 · (406) 336-3790 · Part of Browning Elementary School District

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Directions
Students
22
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Big Sky School

  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 18.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Big Sky Colony kids: Browning High School

On the path

Where Big Sky Colony kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Big Sky SchoolYou are here
9–12Browning High Schoolin Browning

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 46.1%

Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1657 Merriweather Road, Cut Bank

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 12
Grade 21
Grade 31
Grade 46
Grade 51
Grade 65
Grade 73
Grade 83
Enrollment over time
27’20
29’21
25’22
24’23
22’24

Down 18.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 100%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Big Sky School from Big Sky Colony families.

Other schools in Browning Elementary School District

The district →
Stamiksiitsiikin BullShoe Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Browning
328 students11:1
Babb School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Babb
14 students9:1
Glendale School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cut Bank
12 students9:1
Browning Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Browning
D−
258 students12:1
Napi School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Browning
D−
278 students12:1
Browning Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Browning
D−
368 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Montana’s other public schools; Big Sky Colony’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.