Maclay Bridge · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Orchard Homes’s public schools outscore 82% of Montana districts
In Orchard Homes, 44% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Montana average (35%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Orchard Homes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Montana, not nationally.
From Montana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Orchard Homes’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 161 Montana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Orchard Homes’s, its schools beat 89%, higher than their 82% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 56% and math 44% across its districts in spring 2022, against 46% and 35% statewide; 85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Missoula High spends $14,071 per student and Target Range Elementary $12,241, against $13,570 across Montana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
First Lutheran Classical School (private) and Mountain View Christian School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Orchard Homes’s grade
A−: better than 82% of Montana school districts, #6 of 41 Montana towns. Test scores are above the Montana average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Orchard Homes, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Orchard Homes
Target Range School
Grades PK–6 · 410 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Missoula
Kindergarten in Orchard Homes
Target Range School
Grades PK–6 · 410 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Missoula
1st grade in Orchard Homes
Target Range School
Grades PK–6 · 410 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Missoula
2nd grade in Orchard Homes
Target Range School
Grades PK–6 · 410 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Missoula
3rd grade in Orchard Homes
Target Range School
Grades PK–6 · 410 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Missoula
4th grade in Orchard Homes
Target Range School
Grades PK–6 · 410 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Missoula
5th grade in Orchard Homes
Target Range School
Grades PK–6 · 410 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Missoula
6th grade in Orchard Homes
Target Range School
Grades PK–6 · 410 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Missoula
7th grade in Orchard Homes
Target Range 7-8
Grades 7–8 · 134 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Missoula
8th grade in Orchard Homes
Target Range 7-8
Grades 7–8 · 134 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Missoula
Parts of Orchard Homes (9% of its land) are served by Hellgate Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Orchard Homes
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Orchard Homes vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Montana towns that share Orchard Homes’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Orchard Homes | A− | Target Range Elementary PK–8 · Missoula Elementary PK–8 · Missoula High 9–12 |
| Missoula | A− | Missoula Elementary PK–8 · Hellgate Elementary PK–8 · Missoula High 9–12 |
Every school in Orchard Homes
8 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).
Questions about Orchard Homes’s schools
Are Orchard Homes’s schools good?
By Montana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Orchard Homes children attend outscore 82% of Montana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #6 of 41 Montana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Orchard Homes in?
Missoula High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,959 students in 5 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Orchard Homes are served by Hellgate Elementary.
Where do Orchard Homes kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Sentinel High School, Hellgate High School, Big Sky High School and Seeley-Swan High School.
What is Orchard Homes’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Missoula High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Montana.
How much does Orchard Homes spend per student?
$14,071 in Missoula High School District, $12,241 in Target Range Elementary School District and $14,035 in Missoula Elementary School District (FY2024), against $13,570 across Montana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Orchard Homes?
Yes: First Lutheran Classical School (religious, grades PK–8, 29 students) and Mountain View Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 17 students).
Parents talk
What Orchard Homes families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Orchard Homes → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Montana. Stars are from neighbors.