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Forsyth Elementary

At a glance

198^thof 387 Montana districts▼ 92

Better than 48% of Montana districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1Grades PK, KG-8

425 N 10th Ave
Forsyth, MT 59327·(406) 346-2796·All Montana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2012–2025

2025: better than 48.8% of districts

Schools

192

Students

Top rankedForsyth Elementary School52^nd of 401 Montana elementary schools

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Newly ranked this year

Forsyth Elementary School and 1 more

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Summary:

The Forsyth Elementary district in Montana is home to two schools - Forsyth Elementary School and Forsyth 7-8. Based on the available data, Forsyth Elementary School appears to be the standout school in the district, consistently ranking higher in the statewide school digger rankings with a 4-star rating in the 2021-2022 and 2024-2025 school years. In contrast, Forsyth 7-8 has a lower 1-star rating in the 2024-2025 school year.

Forsyth Elementary School outperforms the state average in all three subject areas (English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science) for the 2024-2025 school year, while Forsyth 7-8 underperforms the state average in all three subject areas for the same school year. Additionally, Forsyth Elementary School has a higher percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients (49.06%) compared to Forsyth 7-8 (36.36%) in the 2024-2025 school year, suggesting it may be serving a more economically disadvantaged population. However, despite this, Forsyth Elementary School is still outperforming the state average, which is a positive finding.

The lower student-teacher ratio at Forsyth 7-8 (7.8) compared to Forsyth Elementary School (11.9) in the 2024-2025 school year may indicate a different approach or focus at the middle school level, but this does not seem to translate into better academic performance based on the provided test scores. Overall, the data analysis highlights Forsyth Elementary School as the standout school in the district, with consistently strong performance and test scores, while the middle school, Forsyth 7-8, appears to be facing some challenges and underperforming compared to the state average.

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Ranking:

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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
Forsyth 7-8	Public	7-8	917 Park	Forsyth	59327	Rosebud County	Forsyth Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 346-2796	33	4	7.8	36.4%	27 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	5 (15.2%)	21.8	187^th of 222 public middle schools	15.8%					(n/a)	17.2	22.6	$17,679
Forsyth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1850 Cedar	Forsyth	59327	Rosebud County	Forsyth Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 346-2796	159	13	11.9	49.1%	135 (84.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.9%)	80.4	52^nd of 401 public elementary schools	87.0%					(n/a)	53.6	66.7	$15,976

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Forsyth High School	0.03 mi	1	139^th
Rosebud K-12	11.42 mi	3	303^rd
Colstrip High School	24.63 mi	1	277^th
Colstrip Elementary	25.04 mi	2	319^th
Hysham K-12 Schools	26.36 mi	3	283^rd

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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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