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Schools in Muddy

Muddy’s public schools

Lame Deer High School District and Hardin Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Muddy. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Montana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
5%
2021–22
Math proficiency
5%
2021–22
Graduate on time
64%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▲ 24% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Hardin Elementary
Students per teacher
12.7
MT 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
931 students on the public path
In brief

Muddy’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Muddy’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Hardin Middle School places highest (better than 4%); Crow Agency School lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Muddy, graded from D− to D−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Hardin Middle School. 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 Muddy, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD−
6–8Hardin Middle Schoolin HardinD−

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

Two districts serve Muddy

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

Lame Deer High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 170 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 16.3 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$26,566MT $13,570 · FY2024
D
Hardin Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 5 schools · 1,221 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$16,808MT $13,570 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Lame Deer High School District5%
State average 45.7% · 33 students tested · the state reports 0–10%
Math · 9–12, Lame Deer High School District5%
State average 35.2% · 34 students tested · the state reports 0–10%
Reading · PK–8, Hardin Elementary School District16%
State average 45.7% · 768 students tested
Math · PK–8, Hardin Elementary School District10%
State average 35.2% · 765 students tested

Muddy vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Montana towns that share Muddy’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Muddy—Hardin Elementary PK–8 · Lame Deer High 9–12

Every school in Muddy

4 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 Muddyin other towns
Hardin Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hardin
287 students11:1Rate it →
Crow Agency School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crow Agency
D−
268 students12:1Rate it →
Fort Smith School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
17 students5:1Rate it →
Hardin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hardin
D−
359 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Muddy’s schools

Are Muddy’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Muddy. Lame Deer High School District and Hardin Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Muddy. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Muddy in?

Lame Deer High School District and Hardin Elementary School District.

Where do Muddy kids go to high school?

Hardin Middle School.

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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.