Polson Elementary

Summary:

The Polson Elementary district in Montana consists of three schools: Polson Middle School, Linderman School, and Cherry Valley School. These schools serve students from elementary through middle school grades and provide a range of educational opportunities in the local community.

Among the three schools, Linderman School stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 216 out of 401 Montana elementary schools and earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Linderman School outperformed the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency in the 2024-2025 school year, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.4. In contrast, Polson Middle School scored below the district and state averages in all three subject areas (English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science) during the same period.

The data also reveals notable differences in the student populations and resource allocation across the schools. Cherry Valley School has the highest percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 73.66%, while Linderman School has the second-highest at 66.48%. Additionally, Cherry Valley School has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 12.5, and Linderman School has the highest spending per student at $10,442 in 2018-2019.

District Detail

111 4th Avenue East
Polson, MT 59860

(406) 883-6355

SchoolDigger Rank:
274^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 1,075

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
Cherry Valley School	Public	PK, KG-1	107 8th Avenue West	Polson	59860	Lake County	Polson Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 883-6333	243	19	12.5	73.7%	152 (62.6%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	75 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)								(n/a)			$16,183
Linderman School	Public	2-4	312 4th Avenue East	Polson	59860	Lake County	Polson Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 883-6229	355	23	15.4	66.5%	202 (56.9%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	132 (37.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	48.5	216^th of 401 public elementary schools	46.1%					(n/a)	43.7	33.5	$10,986
Polson Middle School	Public	5-8	1602 2nd Street West	Polson	59860	Lake County	Polson Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 883-6335	477	30	16.1	54.9%	262 (54.9%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.8%)	5 (1.0%)	179 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	27.1	172^nd of 222 public middle schools	22.5%					(n/a)	34.9	14.1	$11,531

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Polson High School	0.66 mi	1	153^rd
Ronan Elementary	6.4 mi	3	312^th
Two Eagle River School	6.56 mi	1
Valley View Elementary	6.76 mi	1	53^rd
Ronan High School	11.24 mi	1	331^st

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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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