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Schools in Little Bitterroot Lake

Little Bitterroot Lake’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Montana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 88% 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
81%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 12% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Flathead High
Students per teacher
15.2
MT 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,119 students on the public path
In brief

Little Bitterroot Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Little Bitterroot Lake’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Glacier High School places highest (better than 66%); Marion School lowest (16%). 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 Little Bitterroot Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Marion Schoolin MarionC−
7–8Marion 7-8in MarionB−
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Flathead High School District.

Two districts serve Little Bitterroot Lake

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

Flathead High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 4 schools · 2,976 students · 15.4 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$11,886MT $13,570 · FY2024
C+
Marion Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 143 students · 12.0 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$11,494MT $13,570 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Flathead High School District49%
State average 45.7% · 614 students tested
Math · 9–12, Flathead High School District26%
State average 35.2% · 623 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Marion Elementary School District37%
State average 45.7% · 105 students tested
Math · PK–8, Marion Elementary School District27%
State average 35.2% · 104 students tested

Little Bitterroot Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Montana towns that share Little Bitterroot Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Little Bitterroot Lake—Marion Elementary PK–8 · Flathead High 9–12

Every school in Little Bitterroot Lake

6 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).

Also serving Little Bitterroot Lakein other towns
Marion School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Marion
C−
114 students13:1Rate it →
Marion 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Marion
B−
29 students9:1Rate it →
Flathead High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kalispell
C+
1,541 students16:1Rate it →
Glacier High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kalispell
B+
1,402 students16:1Rate it →
Kalispell Rising Wolf Charter
High · Grades 9–12 · Kalispell
11 students2:1Rate it →
Flathead Pace Academy
High · Grades 10–12 · Kalispell
22 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Little Bitterroot Lake’s schools

Are Little Bitterroot Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Little Bitterroot Lake. Flathead High School District and Marion Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Little Bitterroot Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Little Bitterroot Lake in?

Flathead High School District and Marion Elementary School District.

Where do Little Bitterroot Lake kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Flathead High School, Glacier High School, Flathead Pace Academy and Kalispell Rising Wolf Charter.

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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.