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Schools in Circle

Circle’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.6K
▲ 8% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Circle Elementary
Students per teacher
11.4
MT 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
210 students on the public path
In brief

Circle’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Circle’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Bo Peep School places highest (better than 98%); Circle High 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 Circle, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Bo Peep SchoolCircle Elementary School DistrictA+
7–8Redwater 7-8Circle Elementary School DistrictB+
9–12Circle High SchoolCircle High School DistrictC−

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

Two districts serve Circle

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

Circle Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 3 schools · 136 students · 11.4 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$14,606MT $13,570 · FY2024
A
Circle High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 74 students, up 21% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$27,625MT $13,570 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Circle Elementary School District57%
State average 45.7% · 87 students tested
Math · PK–8, Circle Elementary School District52%
State average 35.2% · 87 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Circle High School District10%
State average 45.7% · 16 students tested · the state reports 0–20%
Math · 9–12, Circle High School District30%
State average 35.2% · 16 students tested · the state reports 21–39%

Circle vs. its neighbors

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

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

Every school in Circle

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).

District schools in Circleby address
Bo Peep School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
A+
57 students11:1Rate it →
Redwater School
Middle · Grades 4–6
A
48 students12:1Rate it →
Redwater 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8
B+
31 students11:1Rate it →
Circle High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
74 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Circle’s schools

Are Circle’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Circle. Circle Elementary School District and Circle High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Circle. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Circle in?

Circle Elementary School District and Circle High School District.

Where do Circle kids go to high school?

Circle 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.