Best Public Schools in Zip Code 59421

Summary:

The 59421 zip code area is home to 3 schools - 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school. Among these, Cascade 6-8 Middle School stands out as the top performer, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Montana middle schools over the past 3 years and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's impressive test scores, with over 59% proficiency in Math, 65% in Reading, and 52% in Science, exceed the state averages.

Cascade Elementary School also performs well, maintaining a 4-star rating and above-average test scores in all subjects. In contrast, Cascade High School lags behind, with test scores below the state averages in Math and Science, though it performs better in Reading. This disparity in academic performance between the middle/elementary schools and the high school is an area that warrants further investigation.

The student population across the 59421 schools is predominantly white, with Cascade Elementary and Cascade High School having around 85% white students, and Cascade 6-8 Middle School having an even higher percentage at 93%. This lack of diversity may be an area for the district to explore and address.

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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
Cascade School	Public	PK, KG-5	321 Central Ave W	Cascade	59421	Cascade County	Cascade Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 468-2671	146	10	14.7		125 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	76.8	81^st of 332 public elementary schools	75.6%		83.2	68^th of 329 public elementary schools	79.3%	13	45.7	54.3	53.9	$10,513
Cascade 6-8	Public	6-8	321 Central Ave W	Cascade	59421	Cascade County	Cascade Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 468-2267	75	4	18.3		70 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.7%)	87.5	12^th of 187 public middle schools	93.6%		84.2	24^th of 190 public middle schools	87.4%	12	59.5	65.3	51.7	$12,382
Cascade High School	Public	9-12	321 Central Ave W	Cascade	59421	Cascade County	Cascade High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 468-2267	101	8	13.2		86 (85.1%)	1 (1.0%)	11 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	36	79^th of 124 public high schools	36.3%		47.1	23^rd of 114 public high schools	79.8%	56	20.0	50.0	25.0	$16,445

Cities Near Zip Code 59421

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cascade	4.6 mi	3	44^th
Great Falls	13.64 mi	23	100^th
Ulm	14.12 mi	3	78^th
Sun River	17.12 mi	1	3^rd
Fort Shaw	21.79 mi	1	28^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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 59421

Cascade 6-8

Cascade School

Cascade High School

Cities Near Zip Code 59421