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Schools in Fort Belknap Agency · Harlem Elementary School District, Harlem High School District

Fort Belknap Agency’s public schools score below 91% of Montana districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Fort Belknap Agency’s districts is 9%, below the Montana average (35%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Fort Belknap Agency, 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 95% 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
15%
▼ 31 pts vs MT 46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
9%
▼ 26 pts vs MT 35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–79%
▼ 6–16 pts vs MT 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.3K
▲ 35% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Harlem Elementary
Students per teacher
12.1
MT 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
629 students on the public path
In brief

Fort Belknap Agency’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 87 Montana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fort Belknap Agency’s, its schools beat 16%, higher than their 9% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Fort Belknap Agency runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Harlem Elementary School (PK–6) and Harlem 7-8 (7–8) are Fort Belknap Agency’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Harlem High School District with Harlem: Harlem High School in Harlem. The high school’s own results earn a D−. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 15% of tested students were proficient in reading and 9% in math, against 46% and 35% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Montana (the state reports Fort Belknap Agency’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Harlem Elementary spends $18,261 per student and Harlem High $18,588, against $13,570 across Montana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

White Clay Immersion School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Fort Belknap Agency’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 9% of Montana school districts. Both inputs trail the Montana average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Montana school districts we grade (241)Better than 9%
Lower resultsHigher results
Montana towns with similar household incomes (87)Better than 16%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 277 test results and a graduating class of 36 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Fort Belknap Agency’s students in the tested grades sat them (276 in math, 278 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Harlem Elementary Schoolin HarlemC−
7–8Harlem 7-8in HarlemD
9–12Harlem High Schoolin HarlemD−

Fort Belknap Agency runs its own schools through grade 8 (Harlem Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Harlem High School District, shared with Harlem. Its school is in Harlem. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Fort Belknap Agency

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

Harlem Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 454 students · 11.8 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$18,261MT $13,570 · FY2024
D
Harlem High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 175 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$18,588MT $13,570 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Harlem Elementary School District15%
State average 45.7% · 278 students tested
Math · PK–8, Harlem Elementary School District9%
State average 35.2% · 276 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Harlem High School District10%
State average 45.7% · 28 students tested · the state reports 0–20%
Math · 9–12, Harlem High School District10%
State average 35.2% · 28 students tested · the state reports 0–20%

Fort Belknap Agency vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Montana towns that share Fort Belknap Agency’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fort Belknap AgencyDHarlem Elementary PK–8 · Harlem High 9–12

Every school in Fort Belknap Agency

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 Fort Belknap Agencyin other towns
Harlem Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Harlem
C−
350 students12:1Rate it →
Harlem 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Harlem
D
104 students11:1Rate it →
Harlem High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harlem
D−
175 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
White Clay Immersion School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Harlem
Private · Nonsectarian
8 students3:1Rate it →

Questions about Fort Belknap Agency’s schools

Are Fort Belknap Agency’s schools good?

On Montana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Fort Belknap Agency children attend score below 91% of Montana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fort Belknap Agency in?

Two districts: Harlem Elementary School District runs grades PK–8, and Harlem High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Harlem.

Where do Fort Belknap Agency kids go to high school?

Harlem High School in Harlem, with 175 students; its own test results earn a D−.

What is Fort Belknap Agency’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in Harlem High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Montana.

How much does Fort Belknap Agency spend per student?

$18,261 in Harlem Elementary School District and $18,588 in Harlem High School District (FY2024), against $13,570 across Montana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Fort Belknap Agency?

Yes: White Clay Immersion School (nonsectarian, grades 1–5, 8 students).

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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.