Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Sunburst

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Schools in Sunburst

Sunburst’s public schools

Sunburst K-12 Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sunburst. 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 98% 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
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.1K
▲ 48% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.8
MT 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
123 students on the public path
In brief

Sunburst’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sunburst’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Sunburst High School places highest (better than 98%); Sunburst 7 - 8 lowest (11%). 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 Sunburst, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Sunburst ElementarySunburst K-12 SchoolsB+
9–12Sunburst High SchoolSunburst K-12 SchoolsA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sunburst K-12 Schools.

The district

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

Sunburst K-12 SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 123 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 6.8 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$20,094MT $13,570 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 45.7% · 63 students tested
Math47%
State average 35.2% · 63 students tested

Sunburst vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sunburst—Sunburst K-12 Schools

Every school in Sunburst

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).

District schools in Sunburstby address
Sunburst Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B+
57 students7:1Rate it →
Sunburst 7 - 8
Middle · Grades 7–8
D
26 students9:1Rate it →
Sunburst High School
High · Grades 9–12
A+
40 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Sunburst’s schools

Are Sunburst’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sunburst. Sunburst K-12 Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sunburst. 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 Sunburst in?

Sunburst K-12 Schools.

Where do Sunburst kids go to high school?

Sunburst High School.

Parents talk

What Sunburst families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Sunburst → They have their own page.

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.