Best Public Schools in Darby, MT

Summary:

The city of Darby, Montana is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Darby School, Darby High School, and Darby 7-8. These schools, part of the Darby K-12 Schools district, have shown varying levels of performance and improvement over the past few years.

Darby School, an elementary school, has seen steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving up from 271st out of 356 schools in 2020-2021 to 197th out of 332 schools in 2022-2023. However, Darby High School has experienced a decline, dropping from a 2-star rating in 2021-2022 to a 0-star rating in 2022-2023 and falling from 78th out of 114 schools to 116th out of 124 schools statewide. Meanwhile, Darby 7-8, a middle school, has shown some improvement, moving up from 159th out of 200 schools in 2020-2021 to 119th out of 187 schools in 2022-2023.

The schools in Darby also vary in their student demographics, with Darby School having a higher percentage of white students (89.94%) compared to Darby High School (87.85%) and Darby 7-8 (92%). Additionally, the schools have relatively small enrollments, with Darby 7-8 being the smallest with only 50 students. While the data provides insights into the schools' performance and demographics, the lack of information on free and reduced lunch rates makes it difficult to fully assess the socioeconomic factors that may be influencing the schools' outcomes.

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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
Darby School	Public	PK, KG-6	209 School Drive	Darby	59829	Ravalli County	Darby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 821-3643	169	13	12.5		152 (89.9%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	7 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	47.2	197^th of 332 public elementary schools	40.7%		31.8	259^th of 329 public elementary schools	21.3%	62	34.8	37.0	39.3	$16,061
Darby High School	Public	9-12	209 School Drive	Darby	59829	Ravalli County	Darby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 821-3252	107	9	11.6		94 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	6.1	116^th of 124 public high schools	6.5%		23.9	78^th of 114 public high schools	31.6%	38	9.5	15.0	9.5	$15,420
Darby 7-8	Public	7-8	209 School Drive	Darby	59829	Ravalli County	Darby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 821-3252	50	6	9.0		46 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	40.5	119^th of 187 public middle schools	36.4%		39.1	129^th of 190 public middle schools	32.1%	10	25.5	42.3	34.5	$17,598

Cities Near Darby

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hamilton	17.18 mi	4	67^th
Corvallis	22.45 mi	4	105^th
Victor	29.25 mi	3	135^th
Stevensville	35.81 mi	5	92^nd
Wisdom	43.93 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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