Middle Schools in Sun River Valley Elementary

Summary:

Sun River Valley Elementary District in Montana has only one middle school, Sun River Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. Despite its small size of just 55 students, Sun River Middle School has shown strong academic performance, outperforming the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Sun River Middle School's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 38th out of 123 middle schools in 2023-2024 to 105th out of 187 in 2022-2023. Its current ranking for 2024-2025 is 81st out of 222 middle schools in Montana. Compared to its Sun River Valley Elementary counterpart, Sun River Middle School scored lower in Mathematics but higher in Science, suggesting potential areas for improvement or further investigation.

With a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.8 to 1 and a per-student spending of $12,808, Sun River Middle School appears to be efficiently utilizing its resources to provide personalized attention to its students. However, the school's high free/reduced-price lunch rate of 41.82% indicates that it serves a population with lower socioeconomic status, which may have implications for resource allocation and student support needs.

District Detail

123 Walker Street
Simms, MT 59477

(406) 264-5110

SchoolDigger Rank:
128^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 154

Primary Schools: 2
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
Sun River Middle School	Public	6-8	123 Walker Street	Simms	59477	Cascade County	Sun River Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 264-5110	55	5	11.8	41.8%	45 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	5 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	60.1	81^st of 222 public middle schools	63.5%		64.5	38^th of 123 public middle schools	69.1%	43	50.0	36.0	$15,601

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Simms High School	5.11 mi	1	298^th
Greenfield Elementary	9.13 mi	2	26^th
Fairfield Elementary	10.26 mi	2	49^th
Fairfield High School	10.27 mi	1	177^th
Ulm Elementary	11.66 mi	3	125^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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