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Schools in Cardwell

Cardwell’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Montana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 90% 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
70%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.8K
▲ 2% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Whitehall High
Students per teacher
14.3
MT 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
196 students on the public path
In brief

Cardwell’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Cardwell’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Whitehall High School places highest (better than 76%); Cardwell School lowest (16%). 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 Cardwell, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Cardwell SchoolCardwell Elementary School DistrictC−
9–12Whitehall High Schoolin WhitehallA−

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

Two districts serve Cardwell

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

Cardwell Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 35 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 7.0 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$17,054MT $13,570 · FY2024
Whitehall High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 161 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 18.5 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$13,783MT $13,570 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

How students score

Reading · PK–8, Cardwell Elementary School District70%
State average 45.7% · 18 students tested · the state reports 60–79%
Math · PK–8, Cardwell Elementary School District50%
State average 35.2% · 18 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Reading · 9–12, Whitehall High School District30%
State average 45.7% · 27 students tested · the state reports 21–39%
Math · 9–12, Whitehall High School District10%
State average 35.2% · 27 students tested · the state reports 0–20%

Cardwell vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cardwell—Cardwell Elementary PK–8 · Whitehall High 9–12

Every school in Cardwell

2 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).

District schools in Cardwellby address
Cardwell School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
35 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving Cardwellin other towns
Whitehall High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Whitehall
A−
161 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Cardwell’s schools

Are Cardwell’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cardwell. Cardwell Elementary School District and Whitehall High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cardwell. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cardwell in?

Cardwell Elementary School District and Whitehall High School District.

Where do Cardwell kids go to high school?

Whitehall 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.