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C+

Three Forks Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Three Forks.

Three Forks’ School Grade C+ better than 43% of Montana school districts

Students
543
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,277
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Debt
$9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Three Forks Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 39% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the MT average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9M, about $16,635 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 39% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Three Forks 1,920

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Three Forks. Grade by grade →

PK–5Three Forks Elem SchoolThis district
6–8Three Forks 7-8This district
9–12Three Forks High SchoolThree Forks High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency29%
State average 35.2% · 364 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 45.7% · 364 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Three Forks 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
$11,277 per student · 17% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 30%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 40%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
523’20
511’21
523’22
545’23
543’24

Up 3.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Three Forks Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Three Forks
B
361 students15:1
Three Forks 7-8
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Three Forks
C+
182 students15:1

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.