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Meadowlark School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

623 New York, Chinook, MT 59523 · (406) 357-2033 · Part of Chinook Elementary School District

Chinook’s School Grade D better than 12% of Montana school districts

Directions
Students
144
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Meadowlark School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Montana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Chinook kids: Chinook 7-8

On the path

Where Chinook kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Meadowlark SchoolYou are here
7–8Chinook 7-863 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 46.1%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Montana’s 592 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

623 New York, Chinook

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K5
Kindergarten17
Grade 117
Grade 221
Grade 326
Grade 419
Grade 518
Grade 621
Enrollment over time
165’20
171’21
167’22
149’23
144’24

Down 12.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%American Indian/Alaska Native 11%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 3%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Meadowlark School from Chinook families.

Other schools in Chinook Elementary School District

The district →
Hartland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Havre
8 students8:1
Chinook 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Chinook
C−
63 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; Chinook’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.