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Conrad Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Conrad.

Conrad’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Montana school districts

Students
340
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,003
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$0.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Conrad Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 83% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the MT average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.8M, about $2,324 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 83% of the 241 Montana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Conrad. Grade by grade →

PK–3Meadowlark SchoolThis district
7–8Utterback 7-8This district
9–12Conrad High SchoolConrad High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency48%
State average 35.2% · 227 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 45.7% · 229 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 84% at Conrad High School District, which runs the high school (state 85.5%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,003 per student · 12% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 39%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 42%Federal 18%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
328’20
358’21
342’22
350’23
340’24

Up 3.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 1%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Montana.