Best Public Schools in Sand Coulee, MT

Summary:

The city of Sand Coulee, Montana, is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The data reveals that Centerville School and Big Stone School stand out as the top-performing schools in the area, with strong rankings, test scores, and ratings from SchoolDigger.

Centerville School has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 201 out of 332 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 86 out of 401 in 2024-2025. It has also achieved a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperformed the Centerville Elementary district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Big Stone School, a small school with only 17 students, has also achieved a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and has particularly high proficiency rates in Mathematics compared to the district and state averages.

The student-teacher ratios across all schools in Sand Coulee are relatively low, ranging from 8.3 to 13.2 students per teacher, which could be a contributing factor to the schools' performance. However, the free and reduced lunch rates are high, particularly at Centerville 6-8 (49.23%), indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students in the district. While Centerville High School performs well in English Language Arts, its Mathematics and Science proficiency rates are lower than the state average, suggesting an area for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT with Writing English Language Arts (2025)	ACT with Writing Mathematics (2025)	ACT with Writing Science (2025)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT with Writing English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT with Writing Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT with Writing Science 11th Grade	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Centerville School	Public	PK, KG-5	693 Stockett Rd	Sand Coulee	59472	Cascade County	Centerville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 736-5167	120	10	11.8	45.8%	103 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.3%)	72.8	86^th of 401 public elementary schools	78.6%		45.3	129^th of 212 public elementary schools	39.2%	43				52.1	50.0	$11,298
Big Stone School	Public	PK, KG-8	251 Goonhill Road	Sand Coulee	59472	Cascade County	Centerville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 736-5167	17	2	8.3		17 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.4	104^th of 401 public elementary schools	74.1%		51.9	121^st of 212 public elementary schools	42.9%	17				37.5	81.3	$11,456
Centerville 6-8	Public	6-8	693 Stockett Rd	Sand Coulee	59472	Cascade County	Centerville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 736-5167	65	5	13.2	49.2%	54 (83.1%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)	55.3	100^th of 222 public middle schools	55.0%		22.4	100^th of 123 public middle schools	18.7%					48.3	34.5	$10,450
Centerville High School	Public	9-12	693 Stockett Rd	Sand Coulee	59472	Cascade County	Centerville High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 736-5167	73	7	9.9	39.7%	67 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	53.9	88^th of 182 public high schools	51.6%		60.6	27^th of 122 public high schools	77.9%	61	60.0	20.0	26.7			$19,497

Cities Near Sand Coulee

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stockett	3.18 mi	1	96^th
Belt	6.72 mi	4	22^nd
Great Falls	6.86 mi	23
Ulm	16.31 mi	3
Vaughn	21.34 mi	2

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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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