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Schools in Four Corners · Bozeman High School District, Monforton Elementary School District

Four Corners’s public schools outscore 95% of Montana districts

Math proficiency in Four Corners’s districts is 54%, above the Montana average (35%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Four Corners, 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.

#1of 41 Montana townsK–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
66%
▲ 20 pts vs MT 46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
▲ 19 pts vs MT 35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 4 pts vs MT 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.3K
▼ 17% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Bozeman Elementary
Students per teacher
16.1
MT 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
4
3,469 students on the public path
In brief

Four Corners’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 66% and math 54% across its districts in spring 2022, against 46% and 35% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Bozeman High spends $13,483 per student and Monforton Elementary $9,851, against $13,570 across Montana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Middle Creek Montessori (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 Four Corners’s grade

A+ Test scoresA− Graduation

A+: better than 95% of Montana school districts, #1 of 41 Montana towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Montana average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Montana school districts we grade (241)Better than 95%
Lower resultsHigher results
Montana towns with similar household incomes (88)Better than 95%
AA+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,036 test results and a graduating class of 607 could put Four Corners anywhere from A to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Four Corners’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,045 in math, 4,026 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Monforton PrimaryMonforton Elementary School DistrictNo scores
3–5Monforton SchoolMonforton Elementary School DistrictA+
6–8Monforton 6-8Monforton Elementary School DistrictA+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Four Corners

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

Bozeman High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 3 schools · 2,790 students · 16.1 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$13,483MT $13,570 · FY2024
A−
Monforton Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 3 schools · 679 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$9,851MT $13,570 · FY2024
A+
Bozeman Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 10 schools · 4,657 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$11,323MT $13,570 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Bozeman High School District63%
State average 45.7% · 534 students tested
Math · 9–12, Bozeman High School District41%
State average 35.2% · 541 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Monforton Elementary School District66%
State average 45.7% · 410 students tested
Math · PK–8, Monforton Elementary School District60%
State average 35.2% · 410 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Bozeman Elementary School District66%
State average 45.7% · 3082 students tested
Math · PK–8, Bozeman Elementary School District56%
State average 35.2% · 3094 students tested

Four Corners vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Four CornersA+Monforton Elementary PK–8 · Bozeman Elementary PK–8 · Bozeman High 9–12

Every school in Four Corners

7 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 Four Cornersby address
Monforton Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bozeman
183 students12:1Rate it →
Monforton School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Bozeman
A+
254 students15:1Rate it →
Monforton 6-8
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bozeman
A+
242 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Four Cornersin other towns
Gallatin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bozeman
B+
1,442 students16:1Rate it →
Bozeman High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bozeman
A+
1,279 students16:1Rate it →
Bridger Charter School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bozeman
69 students17:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Middle Creek Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bozeman
Private · Nonsectarian
112 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Four Corners’s schools

Are Four Corners’s schools good?

By Montana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Four Corners children attend outscore 95% of Montana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #1 of 41 Montana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 95%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Four Corners in?

Bozeman High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 2,790 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Four Corners kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Gallatin High School, Bozeman High School and Bridger Charter School.

What is Four Corners’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Bozeman High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Montana.

How much does Four Corners spend per student?

$13,483 in Bozeman High School District, $9,851 in Monforton Elementary School District and $11,323 in Bozeman Elementary School District (FY2024), against $13,570 across Montana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Four Corners?

Yes: Middle Creek Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 112 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.