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Schools in Sleeping Buffalo

Sleeping Buffalo’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools above Montana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 90% of students in Montana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Spent per student
$27.3K
▲ 101% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Saco Elementary
Students per teacher
5.5
MT 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
55 students on the public path
In brief

Sleeping Buffalo’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sleeping Buffalo’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Saco School places highest (better than 71%); Saco School lowest (71%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sleeping Buffalo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Saco Schoolin SacoB+
7–8Saco 7-8in SacoNo scores
9–12Saco High Schoolin SacoNo scores

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

Two districts serve Sleeping Buffalo

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

Saco Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 40 students, up 25% since 2020–21 · 6.2 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$27,257MT $13,570 · FY2024
Saco High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 15 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 4.3 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$47,214MT $13,570 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

How students score

Reading · PK–8, Saco Elementary School District50%
State average 45.7% · 17 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Math · PK–8, Saco Elementary School District50%
State average 35.2% · 17 students tested · the state reports 40–59%

Sleeping Buffalo vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Montana towns that share Sleeping Buffalo’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sleeping Buffalo—Saco Elementary PK–8 · Saco High 9–12

Every school in Sleeping Buffalo

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 Sleeping Buffaloin other towns
Saco School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Saco
B+
31 students7:1Rate it →
Saco 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Saco
9 students5:1Rate it →
Saco High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Saco
15 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Sleeping Buffalo’s schools

Are Sleeping Buffalo’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sleeping Buffalo. Saco Elementary School District and Saco High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sleeping Buffalo. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sleeping Buffalo in?

Saco Elementary School District and Saco High School District.

Where do Sleeping Buffalo kids go to high school?

Saco High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.