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Wolf Point Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Wolf Point.

Wolf Point’s School Grade D better than 7% of Montana school districts

Students
480
Schools
3
Spent per student
$17,562
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wolf Point Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 7% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Spends 29% more per student than the MT average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $177 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 7% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wolf Point. Grade by grade →

PK–3Southside SchoolThis district
7–8Wolf Point 7-8This district
9–12Wolf Point High SchoolWolf Point High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency10%
State average 35.2% · 292 students tested
Reading / language arts14%
State average 45.7% · 318 students tested

88% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 62% at Wolf Point 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
$17,562 per student · 29% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 29%Federal 58%

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

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

Enrollment over time
502’20
528’21
511’22
504’23
480’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 79%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 4%White 4%Asian <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.