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Schools in Crane

Crane’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Montana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 6% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Sidney Elementary
Students per teacher
13.1
MT 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,234 students on the public path
In brief

Crane’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Crane’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Central Elementary places highest (better than 61%); Sidney High School lowest (14%). 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 Crane, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2West Side Elementaryin SidneyNo scores
3–5Central Elementaryin SidneyB
6–8Sidney Middle Schoolin SidneyC+
9–12Sidney High Schoolin SidneyD

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

Two districts serve Crane

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

Sidney Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 3 schools · 879 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$12,715MT $13,570 · FY2024
B+
Sidney High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 355 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$19,825MT $13,570 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Sidney Elementary School District50%
State average 45.7% · 561 students tested
Math · PK–8, Sidney Elementary School District37%
State average 35.2% · 561 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Sidney High School District42%
State average 45.7% · 92 students tested
Math · 9–12, Sidney High School District22%
State average 35.2% · 93 students tested

Crane vs. its neighbors

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

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

Every school in Crane

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).

Also serving Cranein other towns
West Side Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sidney
288 students13:1Rate it →
Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Sidney
B
272 students14:1Rate it →
Sidney Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sidney
C+
319 students14:1Rate it →
Sidney High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sidney
D
355 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Crane’s schools

Are Crane’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Crane. Sidney Elementary School District and Sidney High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Crane. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Crane in?

Sidney Elementary School District and Sidney High School District.

Where do Crane kids go to high school?

Sidney 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.