Best Public Schools in Sun River, MT

Summary:

The city of Sun River, Montana is home to a single elementary school, Cascade Colony School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of just 16 students. The school is part of the Sun River Valley Elementary District, which is ranked 75 out of 300 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Cascade Colony School appears to be a standout institution in the state, ranking 13th out of 332 elementary schools in Montana and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2022-2023 school year. This is a significant improvement from the previous two years, when the school was ranked much lower (246th and 301st) and only had a 1-star rating. However, the school has a 100% white student population, suggesting a lack of racial diversity, and a high student-teacher ratio of 32:1.

Despite its small enrollment, Cascade Colony School has made impressive strides in improving the quality of education it provides. The dramatic improvement in the school's statewide ranking and rating over the past two years is a testament to the hard work and dedication of its staff. While the lack of racial diversity and high student-teacher ratio may be areas of concern, the overall performance of Cascade Colony School makes it a standout institution in the Sun River area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Montana State Tests Mathematics (2023)	Montana State Tests Reading (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	Total
Cascade Colony School	Public	PK, KG-8	508 Birdtail Road	Sun River	59483	Cascade County	Sun River Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 264-5104	14	1	12.5		14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94.8	13^th of 332 public elementary schools	96.1%		36.5	246^th of 329 public elementary schools	25.2%	233	63.6	72.7	$2,754

Cities Near Sun River

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Shaw	3.55 mi	1	28^th
Simms	8.52 mi	2	96^th
Ulm	8.82 mi	3	78^th
Vaughn	10.02 mi	2	117^th
Fairfield	10.83 mi	6	33^rd

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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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