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Target Range Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Missoula’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Montana school districts

Students
544
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,241
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Target Range Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the MT average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $206 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% 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
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How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Missoula. Grade by grade →

PK–511 elementary schoolsMissoula Elementary School District
6–84 middle schoolsMissoula Elementary School District
9–123 high schoolsMissoula High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency49%
State average 35.2% · 385 students tested
Reading / language arts59%
State average 45.7% · 384 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 85% at Missoula 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
$12,241 per student · 10% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 48%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
581’20
568’21
574’22
544’23
544’24

Down 6.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 4%Asian 1%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 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.

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.