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Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary


At a glance
90thof 387 Montana districts▲ 16
Better than 76% of Montana districts
Elementary 3Middle 1Grades PK, KG-8
School and Main
Chester, MT 59522
·(406) 759-5108·All Montana district rankings →
Statewide performance 2010–2025
2025: better than 76.7% of districts
4
Schools
182
Students
1
5-star school
Top rankedSage Creek Elementary14th of 401 Montana elementary schools
Biggest riser
Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8 up 14 spots statewide this year
Newly ranked this year
Sage Creek Elementary and 1 more
Summary:

The Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary School District in Montana consists of three schools: two elementary schools (Chester-Joplin-Inverness School and High-Line Colony School) and one middle school (Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8).

The standout school in the district is the Chester-Joplin-Inverness School, which has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Montana, with a statewide ranking of 64 out of 401 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are also impressive, with 65.75% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 47.3% proficient or better in Mathematics, both significantly higher than the state averages. In contrast, the High-Line Colony School appears to be the weakest performer in the district, with a low English Language Arts proficiency rate of 27.27% and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The student-teacher ratios across the schools are relatively low, with Chester-Joplin-Inverness School having 12.8 students per teacher, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8 having 6.9 students per teacher, and High-Line Colony School having 11.5 students per teacher. The high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients at Chester-Joplin-Inverness School and Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8 indicate a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, which may require additional support and resources to ensure their academic success.

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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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