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Centerville Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 5 towns

Serves Stockett, Sand Coulee, Tracy, Big Stone Colony and Centerville.

Stockett’s Schools page →

Students
242
Schools
5
Spent per student
$10,420
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Centerville Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 33% of Montana districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the MT average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3M, about $12,360 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 33% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Stockett 155Sand Coulee 134Tracy 133Big Stone Colony 45Centerville 23

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Stockett. Grade by grade →

PK–84 schoolsThis district
9–12Centerville High SchoolCenterville High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 35.2% · 141 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 45.7% · 145 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 75% at Centerville 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
$10,420 per student · 23% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 27%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 43%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
233’20
228’21
237’22
255’23
242’24

Up 3.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Centerville School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sand Coulee
C+
120 students12:1
Grass Land Colony School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Great Falls
21 students10:1
Hill Top Colony School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Stockett
19 students10:1
Big Stone School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sand Coulee
17 students8:1
Centerville 6-8
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sand Coulee
B+
65 students13:1

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.