Richey Elementary

Summary:

The Richey Elementary District in Montana operates two schools: Richey School, an elementary school, and Richey 7-8, a middle school. While Richey School has a student enrollment of 47, Richey 7-8 has a much smaller enrollment of only 9 students, suggesting the district may be facing declining enrollment, particularly at the middle school level.

Richey School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 126th out of 212 elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 146th out of 401 in 2024-2025. Both schools have relatively high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with Richey School at 34.04% and Richey 7-8 at 44.44% in 2024-2025, indicating the district serves a relatively economically disadvantaged population.

In terms of academic performance, Richey School had higher proficiency rates than the district and the state in math, but lower proficiency in English Language Arts and science. Richey 7-8, on the other hand, had higher proficiency rates than the district and the state in English Language Arts, but lower proficiency in math and science. The significant difference in student-teacher ratios, with Richey 7-8 having a ratio of 4.7 and Richey School having a ratio of 11.4, suggests a different approach to staffing and resource allocation between the two schools.

District Detail

202 Royal Ave
Richey, MT 59259

(406) 773-5523

SchoolDigger Rank:
163^rd of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 56

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
Richey School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 Royal Avenue	Richey	59259	Dawson County	Richey Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 773-5523	47	4	11.4	34.0%	47 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.5	146^th of 401 public elementary schools	63.6%		49.7	126^th of 212 public elementary schools	40.6%	20	42.1	52.6	$19,004
Richey 7-8	Public	7-8	202 Royal Avenue	Richey	59259	Dawson County	Richey Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 773-5680	9	2	4.7	44.4%	7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54.6	104^th of 222 public middle schools	53.2%		9.4	110^th of 123 public middle schools	10.6%	6	60.0	30.0	$28,631

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Richey High School	0.02 mi	1	150^th
Bloomfield Elementary	17.28 mi	1	144^th
Lambert Elementary	20.96 mi	2	244^th
Lambert High School	20.96 mi	1	117^th
Vida Elementary	23.88 mi	1	50^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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