Best Public Schools in Birney, MT

Summary:

The city of Birney, Montana is home to a single elementary school, Birney School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 10 students. Birney School is part of the Birney Elementary District, which is ranked 94 out of 387 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Birney School appears to be a standout institution, outperforming the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (66.67% vs. 43.09%) and Mathematics (50% vs. 36.77%) on the MAST assessments. The school has also seen a significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 262 out of 356 elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 103 out of 401 in 2024-2025, indicating it is becoming one of the top-performing elementary schools in Montana. Additionally, the Birney Elementary District, which Birney School is a part of, is ranked 94 out of 387 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting the district as a whole is performing well above average.

While Birney School excels in ELA and Math, its science proficiency rate of 0% is a concern and an area for improvement. The school's small size, with a student-teacher ratio of 10:1, likely contributes to the personalized attention and support provided to its students. Overall, Birney School appears to be a high-performing and rapidly improving elementary school that is providing an excellent education to its small student population, despite the challenge in science education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				MAST English Language Arts (2025)	MAST Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Birney School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 Commercial Street	Birney	59012	Rosebud County	Birney Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 984-6247	10	1	10.0		7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.6	103^rd of 401 public elementary schools	74.3%					(n/a)	66.7	50.0	$17,737

Cities Near Birney

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Decker	20.7 mi	1
Lame Deer	21.22 mi	3	124^th
Ashland	22.66 mi	2
Busby	27.66 mi	1
Volborg	39.88 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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