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Schools in Sweet Grass

Sweet Grass’s public schools

Sunburst K-12 Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sweet Grass. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
0
97 students on the public path
In brief

Sweet Grass’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sweet Grass’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Sunburst High School places highest (better than 98%); Sunburst Elementary lowest (71%). 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 Sweet Grass, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Sunburst Elementaryin SunburstB+
9–12Sunburst High Schoolin SunburstA+

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

Sweet Grass vs. its neighbors

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

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

Every school in Sweet Grass

2 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 Sweet Grassin other towns
Sunburst Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sunburst
B+
57 students7:1Rate it →
Sunburst High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sunburst
A+
40 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Sweet Grass’s schools

Are Sweet Grass’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sweet Grass. Sunburst K-12 Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sweet Grass. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sweet Grass in?

Sunburst K-12 Schools.

Where do Sweet Grass kids go to high school?

Sunburst High School.

Parents talk

What Sweet Grass families are saying about 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.