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Heart Butte Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6
395th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 401 Montana Elementary Schools
Better than 1% of Montana elementary schools
Summary

Heart Butte Elementary is a small public elementary school located in Heart Butte, Montana, serving grades PK-6 with an enrollment of just 60 students. The school is part of the Heart Butte K-12 Schools district, which is ranked 384 out of 387 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heart Butte Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Montana, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science significantly below the state averages. In 2024-2025, the school had 0% proficiency in all three subjects, compared to the state averages of 43.09% in ELA, 36.77% in Math, and 38.16% in Science. While the nearby Dupuyer School also struggles academically, it had slightly better proficiency rates in Math (5.56%) compared to Heart Butte Elementary's 0%.

The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free and reduced-price lunch. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $24,057 and a low student-teacher ratio ranging from 7.6 to 9.1 students per teacher, Heart Butte Elementary's academic performance remains persistently low. This suggests that additional resources and targeted interventions may be needed to address the specific challenges faced by this rural, high-poverty school and improve outcomes for its students.

60
Students ?
7.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,354
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1 School Road
       Heart Butte, MT  59448

(406) 338-2200

District: Heart Butte K-12 Schools


Students who attend Heart Butte Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Heart Butte 6-8
High:    Heart Butte High School
Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
100.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2010 → 1st in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Montana average (0% vs 40% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!English Language Arts scores 43 pts below the Montana average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school0%
District avg0%
Montana avg40%
395th of 401
Montana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
384th of 387Heart Butte K-12 Schools 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMontana percentileRating
20253.9395 of 4011.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.1205 of 2123.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20231.8327 of 3321.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.2325 of 3291.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.2354 of 3560.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20151.9286 of 2870.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20130.1245 of 2460.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.7240 of 2441.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.5245 of 2470.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20100.3240 of 2410.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.7188 of 1901.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.8191 of 1941.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20050.1217 of 2180.5%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Montana (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts0%-43 vs state
Mathematics0%-37 vs state
Science0%-38 vs state

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Students who attend Heart Butte Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heart Butte 6-8
High : Heart Butte High School

Heart Butte Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Montana elementary schools.

Students at Heart Butte Elementary are 100% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 60 students attended Heart Butte Elementary.


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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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