Summary
Sunburst Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sunburst, MT, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 57 students. The school is part of the Sunburst K-12 Schools district, which is ranked 173 out of 387 districts in Montana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Sunburst Elementary has consistently performed above the state average in various standardized tests, including MAST/English Language Arts, MAST/Mathematics, and Montana Science Assessment/Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Sunburst Elementary's proficiency rates were 43.75% in ELA, 34.38% in Math, and 37.5% in Science, compared to the state averages of 43.09%, 36.77%, and 38.16%, respectively. The school also has a very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 6.7 to 10.2 students per teacher, significantly lower than the nearby schools, which have ratios ranging from 10 to 15 students per teacher. Additionally, Sunburst Elementary spends $13,341 per student, which is higher than the nearby schools, which spend around $9,750 per student.
While Sunburst Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated significantly over the years, ranging from 26th out of 329 elementary schools in 2021-2022 (5-star rating) to 211th out of 401 in 2024-2025 (2-star rating), the school appears to be outpacing its nearby counterparts, such as Zenith Elementary, Big Rose Colony School, Horizon Elementary, and Glacier Elementary, in several key metrics, including test scores, student-teacher ratio, and spending per student. This suggests that Sunburst Elementary may be providing a higher-quality education to its students, despite serving a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students.
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