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Schools in Gardiner

Gardiner’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.7K
▲ 23% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Gardiner Elementary
Students per teacher
10.7
MT 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
151 students on the public path
In brief

Gardiner’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Gardiner’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Gardiner School places highest (better than 92%); Gardiner 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 Gardiner, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Gardiner SchoolGardiner Elementary School DistrictA
7–8Gardiner 7-8Gardiner Elementary School DistrictA−
9–12Gardiner High SchoolGardiner High School DistrictA−

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

Two districts serve Gardiner

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

Gardiner Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 96 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$16,697MT $13,570 · FY2024
A
Gardiner High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 55 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$31,875MT $13,570 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Gardiner Elementary School District62%
State average 45.7% · 69 students tested
Math · PK–8, Gardiner Elementary School District47%
State average 35.2% · 69 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Gardiner High School District75%
State average 45.7% · 14 students tested · the state reports 50–100%
Math · 9–12, Gardiner High School District25%
State average 35.2% · 14 students tested · the state reports 0–50%

Gardiner vs. its neighbors

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

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

Every school in Gardiner

3 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 Gardinerby address
Gardiner School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
70 students11:1Rate it →
Gardiner 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8
A−
26 students9:1Rate it →
Gardiner High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
55 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Gardiner’s schools

Are Gardiner’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gardiner. Gardiner Elementary School District and Gardiner High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gardiner. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Gardiner in?

Gardiner Elementary School District and Gardiner High School District.

Where do Gardiner kids go to high school?

Gardiner 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.