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East Glacier Park School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
354th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 401 Montana Elementary Schools
Better than 12% of Montana elementary schools
Summary

East Glacier Park School is a small elementary school serving grades PK-8 in East Glacier Park, Montana, with a student population of just 45 students. The school is part of the East Glacier Park Elementary School District, which is ranked 350 out of 387 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its small size, East Glacier Park School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 24% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, 8% in Mathematics, and 22.22% in Science, compared to the state averages of 43.09%, 36.77%, and 38.16%, respectively. The school has also had a 100% free/reduced lunch rate for the past three school years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among its student population.

The academic challenges faced by East Glacier Park School are not unique, as the nearby schools in the Browning Elementary School District, such as Stamiksiitsiikin BullShoe Elementary, Browning Elementary, and Napi School, also perform significantly below the state averages on standardized tests. This suggests that the educational challenges in the region are complex and may require a multi-faceted approach to address the underlying factors contributing to the low academic performance.

45
Students ?
10.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,975
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 125 Washington St
       E Glacier Park, MT  59434

(406) 226-5543

District: East Glacier Park Elementary


Students who attend East Glacier Park School usually attend:

High:    Browning High School
Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
86.7%
White:
13.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2021 → 12th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Montana average (17% vs 40% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 29 pts below the Montana average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school17%
District avg17%
Montana avg40%
354th of 401
Montana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 12%▲ up 3 pts since 2021
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SchoolDigger rating ?
350th of 387East Glacier Park 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMontana percentileRating
202516.2354 of 40111.7%★☆☆☆☆
20244.7202 of 2124.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.0300 of 3329.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.1296 of 32910.0%★☆☆☆☆
202110.8324 of 3569.0%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Montana (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts24%-19 vs state
Science22%-16 vs state
Mathematics8%-29 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Open Quote Very caring environment where the kids come first. Excellent Reading program. Superb staff. My kids love to go to school and feel like they are a part of something special! Close Quote





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Students who attend East Glacier Park School usually go on to attend:

High : Browning High School

East Glacier Park School ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Montana elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 45 students attended East Glacier Park School.

Students at East Glacier Park School are 87% American Indian, 13% White.


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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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