Best Public Schools in Bigfork, MT

Summary:

The city of Bigfork, Montana is home to 5 schools serving grades K-12, including 2 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The data reveals that the schools in Bigfork have a predominantly white student population, with Bigfork Elementary and Bigfork High School standing out as the top-performing schools in the area.

Bigfork High School is ranked 29th out of 124 high schools in the state of Montana and has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 3 years, placing it in the top quarter of high schools statewide. Similarly, Bigfork 7-8 middle school is ranked 56th out of 187 middle schools in Montana and has consistently been ranked in the top third of middle schools in the state over the past 3 years, earning a 4-star rating. In contrast, Swan River School and Swan River 6-8 appear to be the weaker performers, ranking 240th out of 332 elementary schools and 134th out of 187 middle schools, respectively, and both earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data also reveals that the student-teacher ratios in the Bigfork schools range from 12.4 at Swan River School to 17.5 at Swan River 6-8, with Bigfork High School and Bigfork Elementary having ratios of 15.8 and 15.4, respectively. However, the data lacks information on free and reduced lunch rates, which could provide valuable insights into the socioeconomic status of the student populations and how that may be impacting school performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Montana State Tests Mathematics (2023)	Montana State Tests Reading (2023)	Montana State Tests Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Montana State Tests Mathematics All Grades	Montana State Tests Reading All Grades	Montana State Tests Science All Grades	Total
Bigfork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 Commerce St	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Bigfork Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-7412	461	30	15.4		423 (91.8%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	71	98^th of 332 public elementary schools	70.5%		70.1	117^th of 329 public elementary schools	64.4%	19	41.1	55.7	47.3	$10,496
Bigfork 7-8	Public	7-8	600 Commerce St	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Bigfork Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-7412	149	9	16.8		126 (84.6%)	2 (1.3%)	15 (10.1%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	66.6	56^th of 187 public middle schools	70.1%		76.7	40^th of 190 public middle schools	78.9%	16	37.2	60.1	41.6	$9,613
Bigfork High School	Public	9-12	600 Commerce St	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Bigfork High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-7420	354	22	15.8		318 (89.8%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	62	29^th of 124 public high schools	76.6%		43.5	31^st of 114 public high schools	72.8%	2	32.4	68.6	36.0	$12,083
Swan River School	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 Swan Highway	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Swan River Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-4528	112	9	12.4		105 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	35.9	240^th of 332 public elementary schools	27.7%		40	240^th of 329 public elementary schools	27.1%		22.8	45.6	27.3	$10,496
Swan River 6-8	Public	6-8	1205 Swan Highway	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Swan River Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-4528	79	5	17.5		69 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	35	134^th of 187 public middle schools	28.3%		80.9	32^nd of 190 public middle schools	83.2%	102	13.3	50.7	27.3	$7,504

Cities Near Bigfork

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dayton	14.65 mi	1	95^th
Lakeside	15.46 mi	1	7^th
Polson	15.91 mi	5	93^rd
Somers	18.59 mi	1	12^th
Swan Lake	19.27 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

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