Elementary Schools in Philipsburg K-12 Schools

Summary:

The Philipsburg K-12 Schools district in Montana contains a single elementary school, Philipsburg School, which serves students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The school has faced declining performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 191 out of 329 Montana elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 335 out of 401 in 2024-2025.

Philipsburg School's academic performance is significantly below the state average, with only 27.87% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 16.39% in Mathematics, and 27.27% in Science in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to state averages of 43.09%, 36.77%, and 38.16%, respectively. The school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as 100% of its students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2024-2025 school year.

Despite the higher per-student spending of $12,101 in the 2018-2019 school year and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.6 to 1 in the 2024-2025 school year, Philipsburg School continues to struggle academically. This raises questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and the need to explore alternative strategies to improve student outcomes and address the underlying factors contributing to the school's performance challenges.

District Detail

407 Schnepel Street
Philipsburg, MT 59858

(406) 859-3232

SchoolDigger Rank:
248^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 180

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
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
Philipsburg School	Public	PK, KG-6	501 Schnepel St	Philipsburg	59858	Granite County	Philipsburg K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 859-3233	100	10	9.6	100.0%	93 (93.0%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	22.2	335^th of 401 public elementary schools	16.5%					(n/a)	27.9	16.4

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hall Elementary	18.38 mi	1	18^th
Anaconda Elementary	21.59 mi	3	254^th
Anaconda High School	21.59 mi	1	206^th
Drummond Elementary	24.67 mi	2	261^st
Drummond High School	24.67 mi	1	314^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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