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Schools in Corvallis · Corvallis K-12 Schools

Corvallis’s public schools outscore 78% of Montana districts

The four-year graduation rate in Corvallis’s district is 98%, above the Montana average (86%). The grade covers the public school district serving Corvallis, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Montana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Montana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
45%
▼ 1 pts vs MT 46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 3 pts vs MT 35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 10–14 pts vs MT 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.0K
▼ 19% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.4
MT 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
8
1,517 students on the public path
In brief

Corvallis’s schools, in brief

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 38% in spring 2022, against 46% and 35% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,035 per student, against $13,570 across Montana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Corvallis’s grade

B Test scoresA+ Graduation

A−: better than 78% of Montana school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Montana average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Montana school districts we grade (241)Better than 78%
Lower resultsHigher results
Montana towns with similar household incomes (146)Better than 78%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 690 test results and a graduating class of 114 could put Corvallis anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Corvallis’s students in the tested grades sat them (690 in math, 690 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Corvallis, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA−
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB

Corvallis’s public schools are run by Corvallis K-12 Schools, which also serves Pinesdale. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Corvallis K-12 SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 1,517 students · 17.4 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$11,035MT $13,570 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 45.7% · 690 students tested
Math38%
State average 35.2% · 690 students tested

Corvallis vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CorvallisA−Corvallis K-12 Schools

Every school in Corvallis

8 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 Corvallisby address
Quentin Brown Primary K-4
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A−
464 students23:1Rate it →
Rise Charter & Distance EL
Elementary · Grades K–6
178 studentsRate it →
Edna Thomas School
Middle · Grades 5–6
B−
191 students20:1Rate it →
Corvallis 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8
B+
194 students18:1Rate it →
Rise Charter & Distance 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8
42 studentsRate it →
Rise Charter & Pathways 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8
1 students0:1Rate it →
Corvallis High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
406 students15:1Rate it →
Rise Charter & Distance HS
High · Grades 9–12
41 studentsRate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (CSD HS Rise Pathway Academy and Rise Charter & Pathways EL).

Questions about Corvallis’s schools

Are Corvallis’s schools good?

By Montana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Corvallis children attend outscore 78% of Montana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Corvallis in?

Corvallis K-12 Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,517 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

Where do Corvallis kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Corvallis High School and Rise Charter & Distance HS.

What is Corvallis’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Corvallis K-12 Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across Montana.

How much does Corvallis spend per student?

$11,035 in Corvallis K-12 Schools (FY2024), against $13,570 across Montana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Montana. Stars are from neighbors.