Summary:
The Shepherd Elementary school district in Montana operates two schools: Shepherd Elementary and Shepherd Middle School. The district serves a relatively economically disadvantaged population, with over 35% of students at both schools receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
Shepherd Elementary is the stronger performer of the two schools, ranking 105 out of 212 Montana elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the state average in mathematics proficiency, with 51.06% of students meeting or exceeding standards, compared to the state average of 37.06%. However, the school's reading proficiency rate of 40.96% is slightly below the state average of 45.88%.
In contrast, Shepherd Middle School ranks 77 out of 123 Montana middle schools and has a 2-star rating. The school performs below the state average in both mathematics (29.74% vs. 37.06%) and reading (45.13% vs. 45.88%) proficiency. Despite the differences in performance, both schools maintain a consistent spending of $8,340 per student, which is the same as the state average.
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