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Schools in Fort Shaw

Fort Shaw’s public schools

Sun River Valley Elementary School District and Simms High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fort Shaw. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Montana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.0K
▲ 11% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Sun River Valley Elementary
Students per teacher
9.4
MT 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
245 students on the public path
In brief

Fort Shaw’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Fort Shaw’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Fort Shaw Elem School places highest (better than 83%); Simms High School lowest (4%). 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 Fort Shaw, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Fort Shaw Elem SchoolSun River Valley Elementary School DistrictA−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–12Simms High Schoolin SimmsD−

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

Two districts serve Fort Shaw

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

Sun River Valley Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 3 schools · 154 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$15,006MT $13,570 · FY2024
A−
Simms High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 91 students, down 24% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$20,525MT $13,570 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Sun River Valley Elementary School District52%
State average 45.7% · 118 students tested
Math · PK–8, Sun River Valley Elementary School District47%
State average 35.2% · 118 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Simms High School District50%
State average 45.7% · 20 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Math · 9–12, Simms High School District10%
State average 35.2% · 20 students tested · the state reports 0–20%

Fort Shaw vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fort Shaw—Sun River Valley Elementary PK–8 · Simms High 9–12

Every school in Fort Shaw

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).

District schools in Fort Shawby address
Fort Shaw Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
88 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Fort Shawin other towns
Cascade Colony School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sun River
11 students10:1Rate it →
Sun River Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Simms
B
55 students12:1Rate it →
Simms High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Simms
D−
91 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Fort Shaw’s schools

Are Fort Shaw’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fort Shaw. Sun River Valley Elementary School District and Simms High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fort Shaw. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Fort Shaw in?

Sun River Valley Elementary School District and Simms High School District.

Where do Fort Shaw kids go to high school?

Simms 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.