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Hidden Lake Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 401 Montana Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Montana elementary schools

Summary

Hidden Lake Elementary is a small public elementary school located in Cut Bank, Montana, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 26 students. The school is part of the Cut Bank Elementary School District, which is ranked 335 out of 387 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hidden Lake Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state and its local peers on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 0% of its students were proficient or better in English Language Arts and 10.53% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 43.09% and 36.77%, respectively. This trend has persisted over the past few years, with the school ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Hidden Lake Elementary schools in Montana. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13 to 17.6 students per teacher, which is lower than the ratios of the nearby schools in the Cut Bank Elementary District.

While the nearby schools in the Cut Bank Elementary District also perform below the state average, they generally outperform Hidden Lake Elementary on academic measures. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Hidden Lake to learn from its peers and implement strategies to improve student outcomes. Additionally, the school's low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average spending per student could indicate that there are resources available to support improvements in academic performance, but more information is needed to determine the best path forward.

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,934

Per pupil spending ?

23.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Welch Road
Cut Bank, MT 59427

(406) 336-3696

District: Cut Bank Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.2%

Hispanic:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2021 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Montana average (5% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg22%

Montana avg40%

383^rd of 401

Montana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2021

From bottom 10% (2021) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Cut Bank Elementary

335^th of 387Cut Bank Elementary among Montana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Montana percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	383 of 401	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	198 of 212	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	325 of 332	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	308 of 329	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	319 of 356	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Montana (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

English Language Arts0%-43 vs state

Science0%-38 vs state

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Schools Near Hidden Lake Elementary

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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
Hidden Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Welch Road	Cut Bank	59427	Glacier County	Cut Bank Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 336-3696	26	2	13.0		25 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.9	383^rd of 401 public elementary schools	4.5%		5.3	198^th of 212 public elementary schools	6.6%	185	0.0	10.5	$7,934
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	Pardue Road-Seville	Cut Bank	59427	Glacier County	Mountain View Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 336-2433	10	1	10.0		10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.8	85^th of 401 public elementary schools	78.8%					(n/a)	40.0	100.0	$19,501
H C Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	15 2nd Avenue SE	Cut Bank	59427	Glacier County	Cut Bank Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 873-5513	209	18	11.8	67.0%	85 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (17.2%)	25.9	324^th of 401 public elementary schools	19.2%		35.7	145^th of 212 public elementary schools	31.6%	179	29.8	21.3	$14,740
Anna Jeffries Elementary	Public	4-5	105 2nd Street NW	Cut Bank	59427	Glacier County	Cut Bank Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 873-2411	118	8	15.1	66.9%	47 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (33.9%)	1 (0.8%)	25 (21.2%)	28.6	310^th of 401 public elementary schools	22.7%		53.8	114^th of 212 public elementary schools	46.2%	196	33.6	15.9	$11,475
Glendale School	Public	PK, KG-8	2151 Chaulk Butte Road	Cut Bank	59427	Glacier County	Browning Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 336-2635	12	1	9.5		12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.3	147^th of 401 public elementary schools	63.3%		57	102^nd of 212 public elementary schools	51.9%	45	60.0	30.0	$18,296
Big Sky School	Public	PK, KG-8	1657 Merriweather Road	Cut Bank	59427	Glacier County	Browning Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 336-3790	22	2	9.7		22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.7	397^th of 401 public elementary schools	1.0%		1.9	211^th of 212 public elementary schools	0.5%	186	0.0	0.0	$16,034
Napi School	Public	4-5	112 1st Ave. SE	Browning	59417	Glacier County	Browning Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 338-2735	278	23	12.0	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	5.5	388^th of 401 public elementary schools	3.2%		2.8	208^th of 212 public elementary schools	1.9%	180	6.3	1.8	$24,642
Browning Elementary	Public	2-3	112 First Ave South West	Browning	59417	Glacier County	Browning Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 338-3490	258	22	11.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	249 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.4	392^nd of 401 public elementary schools	2.2%		2.9	206^th of 212 public elementary schools	2.8%	186	2.4	2.4	$20,104
Horizon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Horizon Road	Cut Bank	59427	Glacier County	Cut Bank Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 336-2961	15	1	15.0		15 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.5	353^rd of 401 public elementary schools	12.0%					(n/a)	0.0	28.6	$9,664
Stamiksiitsiikin BullShoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	210 1st Ave SW	Browning	59417	Glacier County	Browning Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 338-2756	328	29	11.3	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	318 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)			$19,860

Frequently Asked Questions about Hidden Lake Elementary

How many students attend Hidden Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 26 students attended Hidden Lake Elementary.

What district is Hidden Lake Elementary in?

Cut Bank Elementary

Is Hidden Lake Elementary a good school?

Hidden Lake Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.5% of Montana elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hidden Lake Elementary?

Students at Hidden Lake Elementary are 96% White, 4% Hispanic.

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