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Lambert Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Fox Lake.

Fox Lake’s Schools page →

Students
85
Schools
2
Spent per student
$25,000
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
The gist

What stands out about Lambert Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 15% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 84% more per student than the MT average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.3% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 15% of the 241 Montana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Fox Lake 149

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fox Lake. Grade by grade →

PK–6Lambert SchoolThis district
7–8Lambert 7-8This district
9–12Lambert High SchoolLambert High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency11–19%
State average 35.2% · 52 students tested
Reading / language arts30–39%
State average 45.7% · 52 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 75% at Lambert High School District, which runs the high school (state 85.5%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$25,000 per student · 84% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 44%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 69%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
98’20
91’21
79’22
72’23
85’24

Down 13.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%Hispanic 1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

Lambert School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lambert
D
66 students8:1
Lambert 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Lambert
19 students9:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Montana.