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Schools in Virginia City

Virginia City’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Montana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
58%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▲ 10% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
MT 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
449 students on the public path
In brief

Virginia City’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Virginia City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Ennis School places highest (better than 83%); Ennis High School lowest (52%). 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 Virginia City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Ennis Schoolin EnnisA−
7–8Ennis 7-8in EnnisB+
9–12Ennis High Schoolin EnnisB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ennis 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.

Ennis K-12 SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 449 students, up 16% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$14,977MT $13,570 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 45.7% · 212 students tested
Math58%
State average 35.2% · 212 students tested

Virginia City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Montana towns that share Virginia City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Virginia City—Ennis K-12 Schools

Every school in Virginia City

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).

Also serving Virginia Cityin other towns
Ennis School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ennis
A−
244 students12:1Rate it →
Ennis 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Ennis
B+
71 students13:1Rate it →
Ennis High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ennis
B−
134 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Virginia City’s schools

Are Virginia City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Virginia City. Ennis K-12 Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Virginia City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Virginia City in?

Ennis K-12 Schools.

Where do Virginia City kids go to high school?

Ennis High 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.