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B+

Sidney Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Sidney.

Sidney’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Montana school districts

Students
879
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,715
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
The gist

What stands out about Sidney Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of Montana districts
  • Spends 6% less per student than the MT average
  • 14 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 66% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sidney. Grade by grade →

PK–2West Side ElementaryThis district
3–5Central ElementaryThis district
6–8Sidney Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Sidney High SchoolSidney High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency37%
State average 35.2% · 561 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 45.7% · 561 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 87% at Sidney 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
$12,715 per student · 6% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 43%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 53%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
901’20
886’21
856’22
852’23
879’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

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.