Best Public Schools in Zip Code 59028

Summary:

The 59028 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Fishtail School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total of 15 students. The school is part of the Fishtail Elementary District, which is ranked 190 out of 387 districts in Montana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fishtail School's academic performance is mixed, with 50% of students proficient or better in MAST/English Language Arts, which is higher than the state average of 43.09%, but only 33.33% of students proficient or better in MAST/Mathematics, which is lower than the state average of 36.77%. The school has a student-teacher ratio of 15:1 and 40% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with lower socioeconomic status.

Over time, Fishtail School has shown improvement, moving from a 2-star rating in the 2020-2021 school year to a 3-star rating in the 2024-2025 school year, and improving its statewide ranking from 194 out of 356 Montana elementary schools to 187 out of 401. This suggests the school is making progress and addressing areas for potential improvement, particularly in Mathematics.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				MAST English Language Arts (2025)	MAST Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Fishtail School	Public	PK, KG-8	119 Easton Avenue	Fishtail	59028	Stillwater County	Fishtail Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 328-4277	15	1	15.0	40.0%	15 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.4	187^th of 401 public elementary schools	53.4%					(n/a)	50.0	33.3	$25,806

Cities Near Zip Code 59028

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nye	9.51 mi	1
Fishtail	17.41 mi	1
Luther	17.69 mi	1
Cooke City	20.54 mi	1
Absarokee	22.25 mi	3	74^th

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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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