Middle Schools in Denton Elementary

Summary:

The Denton Elementary district in Montana is home to a single standout middle school, Denton 6-8, which serves grades 6-8. This school has consistently demonstrated exceptional academic performance, ranking 9th out of 222 middle schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Denton 6-8 boasts significantly higher test scores than the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (71.43% proficient or better vs. 50% and 43.09%) and Mathematics (71.43% vs. 40% and 36.77%). While the school's Science scores are lower than the state average (0% vs. 38.16%), this is an area for potential improvement. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 2.4 is likely a contributing factor to its strong academic performance.

Over the past decade, Denton 6-8 has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 62nd out of 161 middle schools in 2010-2011 to 9th out of 222 in 2024-2025. This exceptional performance suggests that the school may be a driving force behind the Denton Elementary district's overall success.

District Detail

1200 Lehman Ave
Denton, MT 59430

(406) 567-2270

SchoolDigger Rank:
145^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 43

Primary Schools: 1
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
Denton 6-8	Public	6-8	1200 Lehman	Denton	59430	Fergus County	Denton Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 567-2270	7	3	2.4		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87.3	9^th of 222 public middle schools	95.9%					(n/a)	71.4	71.4	$25,713

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Denton High School	0.01 mi	1	306^th
Deerfield Elementary	13.21 mi	1	310^th
Stanford K-12 Schools	17.5 mi	3	325^th
Spring Creek Colony Elementary	18.76 mi	1	383^rd
Geyser Elementary	21.36 mi	3

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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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