Pryor Elementary

Summary:

The Pryor Elementary district in Montana is home to two schools: Arrow Creek Elementary School and Pryor 7-8. Both schools serve students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the schools in the Pryor Elementary district are struggling. Both Arrow Creek Elementary School and Pryor 7-8 have significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, Arrow Creek Elementary School had only 6.67% proficiency in ELA, 0% in Math, and 18.18% in Science, while Pryor 7-8 had 0% proficiency in all three subject areas. Despite the high spending per student of $24,270, the schools are not achieving the desired academic outcomes.

The small school sizes, with Arrow Creek Elementary School having 55 students and Pryor 7-8 having 21 students, may be a contributing factor to the low academic performance. Additionally, the high student-teacher ratios of 8.5 to 1 at Arrow Creek Elementary School and 7 to 1 at Pryor 7-8 suggest that the schools may be facing challenges in providing individualized attention and support to their students. Overall, the data indicates that the Pryor Elementary district is in need of significant intervention and support to improve the educational outcomes for its students.

District Detail

1 High School Lane
Pryor, MT 59066

(406) 259-8011

SchoolDigger Rank:
378^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 76

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
Arrow Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	612 Away Kurwak St.	Pryor	59066	Big Horn County	Pryor Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 259-8011	55	6	8.5	100.0%	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.2	380^th of 401 public elementary schools	5.2%		2.9	207^th of 212 public elementary schools	2.4%	173	6.7	0.0	$22,617
Pryor 7-8	Public	7-8	1 High School Lane	Pryor	59066	Big Horn County	Pryor Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 259-7329	21	3	7.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.2	216^th of 222 public middle schools	2.7%		5.7	115^th of 123 public middle schools	6.5%	101	0.0	0.0	$27,777

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Plenty Coups High School	0.29 mi	1	369^th
Morin Elementary	15.76 mi	1	359^th
Fromberg K-12	18.6 mi	3	337^th
Blue Creek Elementary	18.87 mi	1	240^th
Laurel Elementary	20.06 mi	4	176^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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