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Best Elementary Schools in Sanders County, MT

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Schools

695

Students

Districts

Top rankedThompson Falls Elementary School137^th of 401 Montana elementary schools

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Smallest classes

Plains Elementary School 13.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Thompson Falls Elementary School and 3 more

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	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	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Noxon School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Noxon Avenue	Noxon	59853	Sanders County	Noxon Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 847-2442	62	10	6.1	100.0%	58 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	38.6	257^th of 401 public elementary schools	35.9%					(n/a)	35.9	34.2	$20,858
Dixon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	411 B Street	Dixon	59831	Sanders County	Dixon Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 246-3566	32	6	5.3	100.0%	10 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.5%)	52.6	196^th of 401 public elementary schools	51.1%		29.2	162^nd of 212 public elementary schools	23.6%	34	41.2	35.3	$25,255
Hot Springs School	Public, Virtual	PK, KG-6	301 Broadway	Hot Springs	59845	Sanders County	Hot Springs K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(406) 741-2014	111	8	13.8	65.8%	72 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (19.8%)	21.5	339^th of 401 public elementary schools	15.5%					(n/a)	20.6	20.6	$17,528
Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	412 Rittenour	Plains	59859	Sanders County	Plains K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 826-3642	218	16	13.5	100.0%	197 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	58.8	161^st of 401 public elementary schools	59.9%		80	43^rd of 212 public elementary schools	79.7%	118	45.5	40.9	$12,936
Thompson Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 Columbia	Thompson Falls	59873	Sanders County	Thompson Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 827-3592	240	17	14.5	91.3%	208 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	62.8	137^th of 401 public elementary schools	65.8%					(n/a)	42.1	50.7	$14,116
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

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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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