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B+

Savage Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Savage.

Savage’s Schools page →

Students
93
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,674
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Savage Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% more per student than the MT average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $1,484 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% of the 241 Montana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Savage 316

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Savage. Grade by grade →

PK–5Savage SchoolThis district
6–8Savage 6-8This district
9–12Savage High SchoolSavage High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency40–49%
State average 35.2% · 55 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 45.7% · 55 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$14,674 per student · 8% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 38%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 34%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
94’20
94’21
100’22
95’23
93’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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.

Savage School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Savage
B
64 students10:1
Savage 6-8
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Savage
B−
29 students11:1

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). The letters are our own summary, graded within Montana.