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Schools in Three Forks · Three Forks High School District, Three Forks Elementary School District

Three Forks’s public schools score below 57% of Montana districts on tests and graduation

29% of students in Three Forks’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Montana average (35%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Three Forks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Montana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Montana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
44%
▼ 2 pts vs MT 46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 6 pts vs MT 35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 4–8 pts vs MT 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.3K
▼ 17% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Three Forks Elementary
Students per teacher
15.8
MT 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
794 students on the public path
In brief

Three Forks’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 146 Montana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Three Forks’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Three Forks runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Three Forks Elem School (PK–5) and Three Forks 7-8 (6–8) are Three Forks’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Three Forks High School District: Three Forks High School. The high school’s own results earn a B, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 46% and 35% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Montana (the state reports Three Forks’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Three Forks High spends $12,502 per student and Three Forks Elementary $11,277, against $13,570 across Montana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Three Forks’s grade

C+ Test scoresA− Graduation

C+: better than 43% of Montana school districts. Graduation is above the Montana average; test scores are below it.

Montana school districts we grade (241)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
Montana towns with similar household incomes (146)Better than 29%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 425 test results and a graduating class of 67 could put Three Forks anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Three Forks’s students in the tested grades sat them (425 in math, 425 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Three Forks, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Three Forks Elem SchoolThree Forks Elementary School DistrictB
6–8Three Forks 7-8Three Forks Elementary School DistrictC+
9–12Three Forks High SchoolThree Forks High School DistrictB

Three Forks runs its own schools through grade 8 (Three Forks Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Three Forks High School District. Parts of Three Forks (2% of its land) are served by Willow Creek Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Three Forks

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

Three Forks High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 251 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 18.6 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$12,502MT $13,570 · FY2024
B+
Three Forks Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 543 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$11,277MT $13,570 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Three Forks High School District47%
State average 45.7% · 61 students tested
Math · 9–12, Three Forks High School District27%
State average 35.2% · 61 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Three Forks Elementary School District43%
State average 45.7% · 364 students tested
Math · PK–8, Three Forks Elementary School District29%
State average 35.2% · 364 students tested

Three Forks vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Three ForksC+Three Forks Elementary PK–8 · Three Forks High 9–12

Every school in Three Forks

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 Three Forksby address
Three Forks Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
361 students15:1Rate it →
Three Forks 7-8
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
182 students15:1Rate it →
Three Forks High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
251 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Three Forks’s schools

Are Three Forks’s schools good?

On Montana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Three Forks children attend score below 57% of Montana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Three Forks in?

Two districts: Three Forks Elementary School District runs grades PK–8, and Three Forks High School District runs grades 9–12.

Where do Three Forks kids go to high school?

Three Forks High School, with 251 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Three Forks’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Three Forks High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Montana.

How much does Three Forks spend per student?

$12,502 in Three Forks High School District and $11,277 in Three Forks Elementary School District (FY2024), against $13,570 across Montana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Montana. Stars are from neighbors.