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B−

Grass Range Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Grass Range.

Grass Range’s Schools page →

Students
54
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,709
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
The gist

What stands out about Grass Range Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 51% of Montana districts
  • Spends 16% more per student than the MT average
  • 7 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 51% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Grass Range 114

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Grass Range. Grade by grade →

PK–6Grass Range SchoolThis district
7–8Grass Range 7-8This district
9–12Grass Range High SchoolGrass Range High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency30–39%
State average 35.2% · 40 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 45.7% · 40 students tested

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

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
$15,709 per student · 16% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 35%Other 11%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 42%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
55’20
68’21
58’22
55’23
54’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Hispanic 2%

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.

Grass Range School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Grass Range
B−
45 students8:1
Grass Range 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Grass Range
9 students6:1

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.