Elementary Schools in Thompson Falls Elementary

Summary:

Thompson Falls Elementary School is the sole elementary school serving the Thompson Falls area in Montana. This school provides education for students from kindergarten through 6th grade, offering a range of academic and extracurricular programs to support the local community.

Thompson Falls Elementary School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past few years, ranking 137th out of 401 Montana elementary schools in 2024-2025 (3 out of 5 stars), 95th out of 332 in 2022-2023 (4 out of 5 stars), and 142nd out of 329 in 2021-2022 (3 out of 5 stars). The school's proficiency rates in the 2024-2025 school year were 42.07% in English Language Arts (slightly below the state average), 50.68% in Mathematics (significantly above the state average), and 53.13% in Science (significantly above the state average). With a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (91.25%) and a student-teacher ratio of 14.5, the school appears to serve a predominantly low-income population and is well-resourced, with per-student spending of $11,238 in 2018-2019.

Overall, Thompson Falls Elementary is a relatively well-performing school, particularly in mathematics and science, despite the challenges of serving a low-income student population. The school's funding and resource allocation seem to be focused on supporting the needs of its students, though the English Language Arts proficiency rate is an area that could benefit from further attention and improvement.

District Detail

307 3rd Ave West
Thompson Falls, MT 59873

(406) 827-3323

SchoolDigger Rank:
211^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 308

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
Thompson Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 Columbia	Thompson Falls	59873	Sanders County	Thompson Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 827-3592	240	17	14.5	91.3%	208 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	62.8	137^th of 401 public elementary schools	65.8%					(n/a)	42.1	50.7	$14,116

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Thompson Falls High School	1.05 mi	1	292^nd
Trout Creek Elementary	20.38 mi	2	372^nd
Plains Elementary	23.32 mi	2
Plains K-12	23.33 mi	3	207^th
St Regis K-12 Schools	23.51 mi	3	279^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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