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B−

Ulm Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Ulm and Fair Haven Colony.

Ulm’s Schools page →

Students
114
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,274
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ulm Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the MT average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0M, about $9 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 54% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ulm. Grade by grade →

PK–5Ulm SchoolThis district
6–8Ulm Junior HighThis district
9–12Cascade High SchoolCascade High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 35.2% · 79 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 45.7% · 79 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Cascade 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
$12,274 per student · 10% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 72%Support & administration 23%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 57%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
129’20
144’21
138’22
135’23
114’24

Down 11.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Two or more races 3%Hispanic <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.