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Arrowhead Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns

Serves Pray, Emigrant and South Glastonbury.

Pray’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Montana school districts

Students
63
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,734
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
The gist

What stands out about Arrowhead Elementary School District

  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% more per student than the MT average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.8% since 2020–21

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pray. Grade by grade →

PK–4Arrowhead ElementaryThis district
5–8Arrowhead Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Park High SchoolPark High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency21–39%
State average 35.2% · 20 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts60–79%
State average 45.7% · 20 students tested · small group: the state reports a range

90% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 82% at Park 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
$15,734 per student · 16% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 38%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 25%Federal 32%

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

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

Enrollment over time
59’20
60’21
66’22
79’23
63’24

Up 6.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 5%

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.

Arrowhead Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Pray
B−
46 students11:1
Arrowhead Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Pray
17 students13:1

Towns served

Pray 1,129Emigrant 322South Glastonbury 175

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).