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Jordan Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Jordan.

Jordan’s Schools page →

Students
106
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,321
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
The gist

What stands out about Jordan 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
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.6% 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
Jordan 348

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Jordan. Grade by grade →

PK–6Jordan Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Jordan 7-8This district
9–12Garfield Co Dist HSGarfield County High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 35.2% · 72 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 45.7% · 73 students tested

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

Graduation rate 75% at Garfield County 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
$13,321 per student · 2% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 32%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 51%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
95’20
111’21
106’22
106’23
106’24

Up 11.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 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.

Jordan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Jordan
A−
84 students10:1
Jordan 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Jordan
22 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.