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North Star Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Hingham.

Hingham’s Schools page →

Students
108
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,070
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
The gist

What stands out about North Star Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 85% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 85% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Hingham 127

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hingham. Grade by grade →

PK–8North Star SchoolThis district
9–12North Star High SchoolNorth Star High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 35.2% · 85 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 45.7% · 85 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 75% at North Star 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
$14,070 per student · 4% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 34%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 64%State 22%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
127’20
123’21
150’22
142’23
108’24

Down 15% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%Black <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.

North Star School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Gildford
C+
83 students9:1
North Star 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Rudyard
A
25 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.