Best Public Schools in Plentywood, MT

Summary:

The city of Plentywood, Montana is home to three schools: Plentywood School (an elementary school), Plentywood High School, and Plentywood 7-8 (a middle school). These schools serve students from kindergarten through 12th grade and are part of the Plentywood K-12 Schools district.

Plentywood High School stands out as a top performer, ranking 42nd out of 124 Montana high schools in the 2022-2023 school year and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has seen significant improvement in its state-wide ranking, rising from 68th in 2020-2021 to 16th in 2021-2022 before dropping back to 42nd in the latest year. Plentywood 7-8, the district's middle school, has experienced more fluctuating performance, dropping from 73rd in 2021-2022 to 150th in 2020-2021 before improving to 89th in the latest year.

While the majority of students across all three schools are white, the schools do have some diversity in their student populations, with Hispanic and Native American students represented. Plentywood High School stands out with a relatively higher percentage of Hispanic (7.02%) and Asian (0.88%) students. Interestingly, all three schools had the same spending per student of $12,001 for the 2018-2019 school year, suggesting a consistent funding allocation across the district.

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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
Plentywood School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 East Laurel Avenue	Plentywood	59254	Sheridan County	Plentywood K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 765-1803	197	17	11.6	42.6%	173 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.1%)	58.3	150^th of 332 public elementary schools	54.8%		70.6	115^th of 329 public elementary schools	65.0%	35	37.3	50.0	38.9	$12,891
Plentywood High School	Public	9-12	100 East Laurel Avenue	Plentywood	59254	Sheridan County	Plentywood K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 765-1803	102	9	11.5	38.2%	90 (88.2%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (4.9%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	53.6	42^nd of 124 public high schools	66.1%		53.2	16^th of 114 public high schools	86.0%	26	31.0	65.5	27.6	$15,664
Plentywood 7-8	Public	7-8	100 East Laurel Avenue	Plentywood	59254	Sheridan County	Plentywood K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 765-1803	51	4	11.8	45.1%	45 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)	52.6	89^th of 187 public middle schools	52.4%		61.3	73^rd of 190 public middle schools	61.6%	16	23.5	54.9	40.0	$15,384

Cities Near Plentywood

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Medicine Lake	22.77 mi	3	133^rd
Westby	28.04 mi	3
Froid	34.11 mi	3	40^th
Scobey	34.45 mi	3	38^th
Culbertson	46.66 mi	3	149^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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