Melville School

Melville School is a small elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the town of Melville, Montana. With just 20 students, this school is part of the Melville Elementary School District, which is ranked 79 out of 387 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Melville School has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, with students outperforming the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 50% of Melville students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 43.09%, and 62.5% were proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state's 36.77% average. The school has also maintained a high statewide ranking, reaching as high as 5th out of 287 Montana elementary schools in the 2014-2015 school year and placing 8th out of 212 schools in 2023-2024.

While Melville School has generally performed well, its statewide ranking and star rating have fluctuated over the years. The nearest comparable school, Big Timber School, has a larger student population of 222 but lower academic performance than Melville School. In the 2024-2025 school year, Melville School outperformed Big Timber School in both ELA (50% vs. 43.44%) and Mathematics (62.5% vs. 42.62%). However, one area of concern for Melville School is its low science proficiency, with 0% of students proficient or better on the Montana Science Assessment in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly lower than the state average of 38.16%.