Best Public Schools in Eureka, MT

Summary:

The city of Eureka, Montana is home to three schools serving grades K-12: Lincoln County High School, Eureka Elementary School, and Eureka Middle School 5-8. These schools demonstrate a mix of strengths and areas for improvement, with Eureka Elementary School standing out as a consistent performer and Lincoln County High School experiencing fluctuations in its state-wide ranking.

Eureka Elementary School has shown steady improvement in its state-wide ranking, moving from 181 out of 356 in 2020-2021 to 87 out of 332 in 2022-2023, and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This consistent progress, coupled with a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4, suggests that the school is providing a quality educational experience for its 261 students. In contrast, Lincoln County High School has experienced a significant drop in its state-wide ranking, from 36 out of 114 in 2021-2022 to 85 out of 124 in 2022-2023, despite maintaining a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Across the three schools, the student population is predominantly white, ranging from 85.29% at Lincoln County High School to 87.71% at Eureka Middle School 5-8. The schools also have relatively low percentages of minority students, with the highest being Hispanic students at around 5% across the schools. While the student-to-teacher ratios vary, with Eureka Elementary School having the lowest at 13.4 and Eureka Middle School 5-8 having the highest at 18.1, the overall data provides a snapshot of the educational landscape in Eureka, Montana.

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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
Eureka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	235 7th St. E.	Eureka	59917	Lincoln County	Eureka Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 297-5500	261	19	13.4		225 (86.2%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	73.8	87^th of 332 public elementary schools	73.8%		71.5	109^th of 329 public elementary schools	66.9%	22	58.0	47.3		$12,847
Eureka Middle School 5-8	Public	5-8	335 6th St E	Eureka	59917	Lincoln County	Eureka Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 297-5600	236	13	18.1		207 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	50	96^th of 187 public middle schools	48.7%		58.5	79^th of 190 public middle schools	58.4%	17	32.0	37.8	45.1	$10,038
Lincoln County High School	Public	9-12	340 9th Street	Eureka	59917	Lincoln County	Lincoln County High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 297-5700	306	20	15.0		261 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.6%)	6 (2.0%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.2%)	30.8	85^th of 124 public high schools	31.5%		40.9	36^th of 114 public high schools	68.4%	49	15.3	52.8	15.2	$11,831

Cities Near Eureka

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fortine	10.17 mi	2	112^th
Trego	14.37 mi	1
Troy	29.53 mi	5	75^th
Libby	40.95 mi	3	58^th
Whitefish	44.31 mi	5	13^th

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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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