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Schools in South Hills

South Hills’s public schools

Jefferson High School District and Montana City Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Hills. 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 84% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.3K
▼ 16% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Montana City Elementary
Students per teacher
15.5
MT 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
777 students on the public path
In brief

South Hills’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of South Hills’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Montana City School places highest (better than 88%); Jefferson High School 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 South Hills, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Montana City Schoolin ClancyA
6–8Montana City Middle Schlin ClancyA
9–12Jefferson High Schoolin BoulderC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jefferson High School District.

Two districts serve South Hills

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

Jefferson High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 306 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$14,801MT $13,570 · FY2024
B
Montana City Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 471 students · 15.1 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$11,337MT $13,570 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Jefferson High School District44%
State average 45.7% · 40 students tested
Math · 9–12, Jefferson High School District34%
State average 35.2% · 40 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Montana City Elementary School District59%
State average 45.7% · 329 students tested
Math · PK–8, Montana City Elementary School District47%
State average 35.2% · 330 students tested

South Hills vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Montana towns that share South Hills’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Hills—Montana City Elementary PK–8 · Jefferson High 9–12

Every school in South Hills

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 South Hillsin other towns
Montana City School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clancy
A
313 students15:1Rate it →
Montana City Middle Schl
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clancy
A
158 students14:1Rate it →
Jefferson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Boulder
C+
306 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about South Hills’s schools

Are South Hills’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Hills. Jefferson High School District and Montana City Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Hills. 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 South Hills in?

Jefferson High School District and Montana City Elementary School District.

Where do South Hills kids go to high school?

Jefferson 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.