Saco Elementary

Summary:

The Saco Elementary district in Montana is home to two schools - Saco School, an elementary school, and Saco 7-8, a middle school. These schools serve a small student population, with Saco School enrolling 31 students and Saco 7-8 enrolling 9 students.

Among the two schools, Saco 7-8 Middle School stands out as an exceptional performer, consistently ranking among the top middle schools in Montana and achieving high test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, Saco 7-8 was ranked 11th out of 222 Montana middle schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's impressive test scores, with 77.78% proficiency in ELA and 66.67% in Math, significantly exceed the state averages.

While Saco School Elementary has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 222nd out of 332 in 2022-2023 to 76th out of 212 in 2023-2024, it still lags behind Saco 7-8 in overall performance. However, Saco School's test scores are also above the state averages, with 64.71% proficiency in ELA and 47.06% in Math for the 2024-2025 school year.

District Detail

321 Hwy 243
Saco, MT 59261

(406) 527-3531

SchoolDigger Rank:
38^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 40

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
Saco School	Public	PK, KG-6	321 Hwy 243	Saco	59261	Phillips County	Saco Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 527-3531	31	5	6.7	71.0%	26 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	77.4	65^th of 401 public elementary schools	83.8%		68.8	76^th of 212 public elementary schools	64.2%	11	64.7	47.1	$23,921
Saco 7-8	Public	7-8	321 Hwy 243	Saco	59261	Phillips County	Saco Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 527-3531	9	2	4.6	66.7%	8 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86.2	11^th of 222 public middle schools	95.0%					(n/a)	77.8	66.7	$45,907

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saco High School	0 mi	1	208^th
Hinsdale Elementary	12.78 mi	2	338^th
Hinsdale High School	12.78 mi	1	175^th
Whitewater K-12 Schools	24.58 mi	3	36^th
Malta K-12 Schools	25.23 mi	4	258^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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