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Philipsburg School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
335th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 401 Montana Elementary Schools
Better than 16% of Montana elementary schools
Summary

Philipsburg School is an elementary school located in Philipsburg, MT, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 100 students. The school is part of the Philipsburg K-12 Schools district, which is ranked 248 out of 387 districts in Montana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Philipsburg School has struggled academically in recent years, with proficiency rates significantly below the state averages in English Language Arts (27.87% vs. 43.09%), Mathematics (16.39% vs. 36.77%), and Science (27.27% vs. 38.16%) in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance has declined over time, with its statewide ranking dropping from the top 25% in 2011-2012 to the bottom 20% in 2024-2025. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.6 to 12.3 students per teacher in recent years, and its per-student spending of $12,101 in 2018-2019 is higher than the state average.

The nearby Hall School, located 18.31 miles away, is a much higher-performing school, with proficiency rates of 69.23% in English Language Arts, 76.92% in Mathematics, and 80% in Science in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly outperforming Philipsburg School and the state averages. Additionally, Philipsburg School has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 100% in the 2024-2025 school year, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

100
Students ?
9.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 501 Schnepel St
       Philipsburg, MT  59858

(406) 859-3233

District: Philipsburg K-12 Schools


Students who attend Philipsburg School usually attend:

Middle:    Philipsburg 7-8
High:    Granite High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
93.0%
Hispanic:
5.0%
African American:
1.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2009 → 16th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Montana average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 68 percentile points since 2009
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
District avg28%
Montana avg40%
335th of 401
Montana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 59 pts since 2016
From top 25% (2016) to bottom 16% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
248th of 387Philipsburg 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
202522.2335 of 40116.5%★☆☆☆☆
202343.7210 of 33236.7%★★☆☆☆
202251.2191 of 32941.9%★★☆☆☆
202151.2208 of 35641.6%★★☆☆☆
201674.647 of 19175.4%★★★★☆
201372.051 of 24679.3%★★★★☆
201269.657 of 24476.6%★★★★☆
201166.877 of 24768.8%★★★☆☆
201053.8127 of 24147.3%★★☆☆☆
200973.930 of 19084.2%★★★★☆
200873.932 of 19483.5%★★★★☆
200756.2115 of 23050.0%★★★☆☆
200665.277 of 23467.1%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Montana (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts28%-15 vs state
Science27%-11 vs state
Mathematics16%-20 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 100 students attended Philipsburg School.

Students who attend Philipsburg School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Philipsburg 7-8
High : Granite High School

Students at Philipsburg School are 93% White, 5% Hispanic.

Philipsburg School ranks in the bottom 16.5% of Montana elementary schools.


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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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