Summary:
The city of Winnett, Montana is home to three schools that serve students from kindergarten through 12th grade, all part of the Winnett K-12 Schools district. While the district as a whole is ranked 149 out of 387 in the state and rated 3 stars out of 5, the standout school in the area is Winnett High School, which has seen a dramatic improvement in its performance, ranking 14 out of 182 Montana high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Winnett High School outperforms the district and state averages in all three tested subjects for 11th-grade students, while the Winnett 7-8 middle school outperforms the district in English Language Arts and Science, but underperforms in Mathematics. In contrast, Winnett Elementary School underperforms the district and state in all three tested subjects across all grades. Notably, all three schools have a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Despite the economic challenges faced by the community, the Winnett K-12 Schools district appears to be efficiently allocating its resources, with all three schools reporting the same spending per student of $19,077 for the 2018-2019 school year. The student-teacher ratios also vary, with Winnett High School having the lowest ratio at 6:1, followed by Winnett 7-8 at 5.5:1, and Winnett Elementary School at 6.9:1.
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