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Schools in Olney

Olney’s public schools

Olney-Bissell Elementary School District and Whitefish High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Olney. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.7K
▲ 8% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Whitefish High
Students per teacher
13.3
MT 13.7
Schools in town
0
713 students on the public path
In brief

Olney’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Olney’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Whitefish High School places highest (better than 80%); Bissell School lowest (61%). 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 Olney, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Bissell Schoolin WhitefishB
7–8Bissell 7-8in WhitefishNo scores
9–12Whitefish High Schoolin WhitefishA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Olney-Bissell Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Olney

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

Olney-Bissell Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 95 students, up 16% since 2020–21 · 9.0 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$18,228MT $13,570 · FY2024
B−
Whitefish High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 618 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$14,719MT $13,570 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Olney-Bissell Elementary School District44%
State average 45.7% · 59 students tested
Math · PK–8, Olney-Bissell Elementary School District34%
State average 35.2% · 59 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Whitefish High School District62%
State average 45.7% · 127 students tested
Math · 9–12, Whitefish High School District42%
State average 35.2% · 130 students tested

Olney vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Olney—Olney-Bissell Elementary PK–8 · Whitefish High 9–12

Every school in Olney

3 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 Olneyin other towns
Bissell School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Whitefish
B
78 students9:1Rate it →
Bissell 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Whitefish
17 students10:1Rate it →
Whitefish High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Whitefish
A−
618 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Olney’s schools

Are Olney’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Olney. Olney-Bissell Elementary School District and Whitefish High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Olney. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Olney in?

Olney-Bissell Elementary School District and Whitefish High School District.

Where do Olney kids go to high school?

Whitefish High 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.