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Schools in Surprise Creek Colony

Surprise Creek Colony’s public schools

Geyser K-12 Schools and Stanford K-12 Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Surprise Creek Colony. 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 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Spent per student
$25.8K
▲ 90% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Stanford K-12 Schools
Students per teacher
6.5
MT 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
146 students on the public path
In brief

Surprise Creek Colony’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Surprise Creek Colony’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Stanford School places highest (better than 61%); Stanford School lowest (61%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Surprise Creek Colony, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Stanford High School and Geyser High School. 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 Surprise Creek Colony, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

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

Two districts serve Surprise Creek Colony

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

Geyser K-12 SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 38 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 4.2 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$49,194MT $13,570 · FY2024
Stanford K-12 SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 108 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 8.1 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$25,835MT $13,570 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Geyser K-12 Schools50%
State average 45.7% · 19 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Math · PK–12, Geyser K-12 Schools30%
State average 35.2% · 19 students tested · the state reports 21–39%
Reading · PK–12, Stanford K-12 Schools24%
State average 45.7% · 53 students tested
Math · PK–12, Stanford K-12 Schools34%
State average 35.2% · 53 students tested

Surprise Creek Colony vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Montana towns that share Surprise Creek Colony’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Surprise Creek Colony—Geyser K-12 Schools PK–12 · Stanford K-12 Schools PK–12

Every school in Surprise Creek Colony

7 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 Surprise Creek Colonyin other towns
Stanford School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Stanford
B
54 students9:1Rate it →
Geyser School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Geyser
20 students4:1Rate it →
Stanford 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Stanford
12 students5:1Rate it →
Geyser 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Geyser
5 students4:1Rate it →
Stanford High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Stanford
42 students8:1Rate it →
Geyser High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Geyser
13 students5:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Surprise Creek Colony School
Grades PK–10 · Stanford
Private · Religious
11 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Surprise Creek Colony’s schools

Are Surprise Creek Colony’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Surprise Creek Colony. Geyser K-12 Schools and Stanford K-12 Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Surprise Creek Colony. 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 Surprise Creek Colony in?

Geyser K-12 Schools and Stanford K-12 Schools.

Where do Surprise Creek Colony kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Stanford High School and Geyser High School.

Are there private schools in Surprise Creek Colony?

Yes: Surprise Creek Colony School (grades PK–10, 11 students).

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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.