Melstone Elementary

Summary:

The Melstone Elementary school district in Montana is home to two schools - Melstone School, an elementary school, and Melstone Middle School. These small schools serve a high-need student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Melstone School stands out as a high-performing elementary school, with 60% proficiency in English Language Arts and 40% proficiency in Mathematics, outpacing the Melstone Elementary district and the state of Montana. In contrast, Melstone Middle School lags behind, with proficiency rates of only 30.77% in ELA and 23.08% in Math, well below the state averages.

The small school sizes, with just 24 students at Melstone School and 13 students at Melstone Middle School, present both challenges and opportunities. While these small schools can provide personalized attention, they may also struggle with limited resources and staffing. The consistent spending of $18,545 per student across both schools raises questions about the efficient allocation of resources and whether the needs of the high-poverty student population are being effectively addressed.

District Detail

5 6th Avenue N
Melstone, MT 59054

(406) 358-2352

SchoolDigger Rank:
249^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 37

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Melstone School	Public	PK, KG-6	5 6th Avenue N	Melstone	59054	Musselshell County	Melstone Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 358-2352	24	4	5.6	100.0%	24 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.9	150^th of 401 public elementary schools	62.6%		50.9	122^nd of 212 public elementary schools	42.5%	28	60.0	40.0	$32,843
Melstone Middle School	Public	7-8	5 6th Avenue N	Melstone	59054	Musselshell County	Melstone Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 358-2352	13	1	10.2	100.0%	12 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	23.8	183^rd of 222 public middle schools	17.6%					(n/a)	30.8	23.1

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Melstone High School	0 mi	1	52^nd
Roundup Elementary	33.37 mi	2	269^th
Roundup High School	34.17 mi	1	245^th
Winnett K-12 Schools	36 mi	3	149^th
Custer K-12 Schools	36.01 mi	3	193^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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