Middle Schools in Swan River Elementary

Summary:

Swan River Elementary District in Montana has only one middle school, Swan River 6-8, which serves grades 6-8. This small school of just 52 students has a low student-teacher ratio of 9.7, but its academic performance is mixed compared to the state average.

Swan River 6-8 currently ranks 148 out of 222 middle schools in Montana, which is below average. The school's proficiency rates in English language arts (39.62%) and math (24.53%) are both below the state averages. However, its science proficiency rate of 33.33% is closer to the statewide average of 38.16%. The school's per-student spending of $9,163 is slightly higher than the state average, but 100% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Overall, Swan River Elementary appears to be facing challenges in providing consistent, high-quality instruction across all subject areas. The school's declining performance and ranking over the past few years suggest that targeted interventions and strategies may be needed to improve student outcomes and better support the economically disadvantaged population it serves.

District Detail

1205 Swan Highway 83
Bigfork, MT 59911

(406) 837-4528

SchoolDigger Rank:
246^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 158

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Swan River 6-8	Public	6-8	1205 Swan Highway	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Swan River Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-4528	52	5	9.7	100.0%	44 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.6%)	38	148^th of 222 public middle schools	33.3%					(n/a)	39.6	24.5	$7,036

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bigfork High School	3.16 mi	1	40^th
Bigfork Elementary	3.17 mi	2	159^th
Creston Elementary	8.23 mi	1	204^th
Somers Elementary	9.03 mi	2	93^rd
Cayuse Prairie Elementary	10.01 mi	2	84^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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