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Schools in Powell County, MT

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Schools

702

Students

Districts

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Top rankedOvando School21^st of 401 Montana elementary schools

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Powell County High School 10 students per teacher

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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
Avon School	Public	PK, KG-8	603 Main Street E.	Avon	59713	Powell County	Avon Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 492-6191	26	3	8.6		26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76.2	70^th of 401 public elementary schools	82.5%		95.7	5^th of 212 public elementary schools	97.6%	65				63.2	57.9	$10,611
E F Duvall 7-8	Public	7-8	444 Montana Avenue	Deer Lodge	59722	Powell County	Deer Lodge Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 846-1684	88	7	12.9	60.2%	72 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.2%)								(n/a)						$15,418
O D Speer School	Public	PK, KG-6	444 Montana Avenue	Deer Lodge	59722	Powell County	Deer Lodge Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 846-2268	337	24	13.9	60.2%	290 (86.1%)	4 (1.2%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.5%)								(n/a)						$14,508
Elliston School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 W Main St	Elliston	59728	Powell County	Elliston Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 492-7676	19	3	6.3	15.8%	18 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.1	275^th of 401 public elementary schools	31.4%		21.6	177^th of 212 public elementary schools	16.5%	98				30.8	30.8	$13,497
Gold Creek School	Public		825 Gold Creek Rd	Gold Creek	59733	Powell County	Gold Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 288-3560																			(n/a)
Helmville School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 Schoolhouse Rd	Helmville	59843	Powell County	Helmville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 793-5656	13	2	6.5		12 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.9	172^nd of 401 public elementary schools	57.1%		34.6	147^th of 212 public elementary schools	30.7%	25				40.0	50.0	$22,818
Ovando School	Public	PK, KG-8	108 Birch Street	Ovando	59854	Powell County	Ovando Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 793-5722	21	1	21.0		21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91.4	21^st of 401 public elementary schools	94.8%					(n/a)				66.7	75.0	$15,485
Powell County High School	Public	9-12	709 Missouri Avenue	Deer Lodge	59722	Powell County	Powell County High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 846-2757	181	18	10.0	49.2%	167 (92.3%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	48.7	105^th of 182 public high schools	42.3%		26.7	96^th of 122 public high schools	21.3%	9	51.4	18.0	28.2			$20,060
Garrison School	Public	PK, KG-6	33 School House Rd	Garrison	59731	Powell County	Garrison Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 846-1043	17	1	17.0		11 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	5 (29.4%)	5.8	385^th of 401 public elementary schools	4.0%					(n/a)				11.1	0.0	$15,134

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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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