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Schools in Ponderosa Pines

Ponderosa Pines’s public schools

Three Forks Elementary School District and Three Forks High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ponderosa Pines. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Montana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$11.3K
▼ 17% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Three Forks Elementary
Students per teacher
15.8
MT 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
794 students on the public path
In brief

Ponderosa Pines’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Ponderosa Pines’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Three Forks Elem School places highest (better than 61%); Three Forks 7-8 lowest (37%). 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 Ponderosa Pines, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Three Forks Elem Schoolin Three ForksB
6–8Three Forks 7-8in Three ForksC+
9–12Three Forks High Schoolin Three ForksB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Three Forks Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Ponderosa Pines

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

Three Forks Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 543 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$11,277MT $13,570 · FY2024
C+
Three Forks High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 251 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 18.6 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$12,502MT $13,570 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Three Forks Elementary School District43%
State average 45.7% · 364 students tested
Math · PK–8, Three Forks Elementary School District29%
State average 35.2% · 364 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Three Forks High School District47%
State average 45.7% · 61 students tested
Math · 9–12, Three Forks High School District27%
State average 35.2% · 61 students tested

Ponderosa Pines vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ponderosa Pines—Three Forks Elementary PK–8 · Three Forks High 9–12

Every school in Ponderosa Pines

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 Ponderosa Pinesin other towns
Three Forks Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Three Forks
B
361 students15:1Rate it →
Three Forks 7-8
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Three Forks
C+
182 students15:1Rate it →
Three Forks High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Three Forks
B
251 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Ponderosa Pines’s schools

Are Ponderosa Pines’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ponderosa Pines. Three Forks Elementary School District and Three Forks High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ponderosa Pines. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ponderosa Pines in?

Three Forks Elementary School District and Three Forks High School District.

Where do Ponderosa Pines kids go to high school?

Three Forks 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.