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Schools in Fishtail

Fishtail’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 75% 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
75%
2021–22
Math proficiency
75%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▲ 50% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Absarokee High
Students per teacher
9.6
MT 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
89 students on the public path
In brief

Fishtail’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Fishtail’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Absarokee High School places highest (better than 76%); Absarokee High School lowest (76%). 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 Fishtail, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Fishtail SchoolFishtail Elementary School DistrictNo scores
9–12Absarokee High Schoolin AbsarokeeA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Absarokee High School District.

Two districts serve Fishtail

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

Absarokee High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 74 students · 8.9 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$20,291MT $13,570 · FY2024
Fishtail Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 15 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$23,667MT $13,570 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

How students score

Reading · 9–12, Absarokee High School District75%
State average 45.7% · 8 students tested · the state reports 50–100%
Math · 9–12, Absarokee High School District75%
State average 35.2% · 8 students tested · the state reports 50–100%
Reading · PK–8, Fishtail Elementary School District25%
State average 45.7% · 7 students tested · the state reports 0–50%
Math · PK–8, Fishtail Elementary School District25%
State average 35.2% · 6 students tested · the state reports 0–50%

Fishtail vs. its neighbors

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

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

Every school in Fishtail

2 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 Fishtailby address
Fishtail School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
15 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Fishtailin other towns
Absarokee High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Absarokee
A−
74 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Fishtail’s schools

Are Fishtail’s schools good?

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

What school district is Fishtail in?

Absarokee High School District and Fishtail Elementary School District.

Where do Fishtail kids go to high school?

Absarokee 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.