Elementary Schools in Chinook Elementary

Summary:

The Chinook Elementary district in Montana is home to two elementary schools: Meadowlark School and Hartland Elementary School. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 6th grade and provide a range of educational opportunities within the local community.

Among the two schools, Meadowlark School stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, outpacing the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency rates. In contrast, Hartland Elementary School demonstrates a remarkable 100% proficiency in Mathematics, but struggles with 0% proficiency in English Language Arts and Science, suggesting potential imbalances in its curriculum and instructional focus.

Both schools share the same reported spending per student of $10,580 for the 2018-2019 school year, but Hartland Elementary School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 8.0, compared to 11.6 at Meadowlark School. This may be a contributing factor to Hartland's strong Mathematics performance, but further investigation is needed to understand the school's overall approach and strategies.

District Detail

528 Ohio Street
Chinook, MT 59523

(406) 357-2236

SchoolDigger Rank:
282^nd of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 215

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Meadowlark School	Public	PK, KG-6	623 New York	Chinook	59523	Blaine County	Chinook Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 357-2033	144	12	11.6	43.8%	110 (76.4%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	1 (0.7%)	16 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	45.7	222^nd of 401 public elementary schools	44.6%					(n/a)	40.0	37.7	$23,120
Hartland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2105 Woodpile Road	Havre	59501	Blaine County	Chinook Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 357-2033	8	1	8.0		8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.4	233^rd of 401 public elementary schools	41.9%					(n/a)	0.0	100.0	$16,295

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chinook High School	0.29 mi	1	286^th
Zurich Elementary	9.38 mi	1	278^th
Davey Elementary	15.33 mi	1	83^rd
Havre Elementary	20.09 mi	4	267^th
Havre High School	20.36 mi	1	148^th

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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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