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Custer School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
272nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 401 Montana Elementary Schools
Better than 32% of Montana elementary schools
Summary

Custer School is an elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Custer, MT, with 49 students enrolled. The school is part of the Custer K-12 Schools district, which is ranked 193 out of 387 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Custer School's test scores are generally below the state and district averages, with 25% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 39.29% in Mathematics, and 22.22% in Science. The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 53.06%. However, Custer School has a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 7.6 to 11.4 over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby Hysham School, which had a ratio of 9.4 in 2024-2025.

Custer School's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 84th out of 287 elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 272nd out of 401 in the most recent 2024-2025 school year. This suggests that the school may be struggling to keep pace with other elementary schools in the state. Interestingly, the nearby Hysham School, which is part of the Hysham K-12 Schools district, has a higher percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics (77.27% vs. 39.29% at Custer) and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (32.08% vs. 53.06% at Custer).

49
Students ?
8.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,322
Per pupil spending ?
53.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 304 4th Avenue
       Custer, MT  59024

(406) 856-4117

District: Custer K-12 Schools


Students who attend Custer School usually attend:

Middle:    Custer 7-8
High:    Custer High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
93.9%
Two or more races:
4.1%
Hispanic:
2.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Montana average (31% vs 40% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2015
!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Montana average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school31%
District avg33%
Montana avg40%
272nd of 401
Montana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 39 pts since 2015
From top 29% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
193rd of 387Custer 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
202535.7272 of 40132.2%★★☆☆☆
202441.9137 of 21235.4%★★☆☆☆
202348.0196 of 33241.0%★★☆☆☆
202246.2213 of 32935.3%★★☆☆☆
202156.0180 of 35649.4%★★★☆☆
201572.084 of 28770.7%★★★★☆
By subject vs Montana (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics39%+3 vs state
English Language Arts25%-18 vs state
Science22%-16 vs state

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Students who attend Custer School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Custer 7-8
High : Custer High School

Students at Custer School are 94% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 49 students attended Custer School.

Custer School ranks 272nd of 401 Montana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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