Best Public Schools in Trout Creek, MT

Summary:

The city of Trout Creek, Montana has only one school, Trout Creek School, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 32 students. The school is part of the Trout Creek Elementary District, which is ranked 372 out of 387 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Trout Creek School's academic performance is concerning, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (10%) and Mathematics (10%) for the 2024-2025 school year significantly lower than the state averages. The school's proficiency rate in Science (33.33%) is closer to the state average, but still below. The school's performance has declined over the past few years, dropping from a 3-star rating in 2021-2022 to a 2-star rating in 2022-2023 and a 0-star rating in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has a very high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, with 100% of students qualifying in the 2024-2025 school year.

Despite the higher per-student spending of $14,810 for the 2018-2019 school year and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.2 to 1 in the 2024-2025 school year, Trout Creek School is still struggling academically. This raises questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources within the school and district, and the factors contributing to the school's declining performance, such as teaching quality, curriculum, and resource allocation.

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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
Trout Creek 7-8	Public	7-8	4 School Lane	Trout Creek	59874	Sanders County	Trout Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 827-3629	4	1	3.4		3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	3.5	221^st of 222 public middle schools	0.5%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	$40,914
Trout Creek School	Public	PK, KG-6	4 School Lane	Trout Creek	59874	Sanders County	Trout Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 827-3629	32	4	7.2	100.0%	28 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	13.2	362^nd of 401 public elementary schools	9.7%					(n/a)	10.0	10.0	$40,914

Cities Near Trout Creek

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Thompson Falls	1.67 mi	3
Plains	23.88 mi	5	43^rd
Saint Regis	24.91 mi	3
Hot Springs	31.55 mi	3
Noxon	32.69 mi	3

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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 Trout Creek, MT

Trout Creek School

Trout Creek 7-8

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