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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 59247

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Top rankedMedicine Lake School123^rd of 401 Montana elementary schools

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The 59247 zip code in Montana is home to a single elementary school, Medicine Lake School, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 47 students. The school is part of the Medicine Lake K-12 Schools district, which is ranked 168 out of 387 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Medicine Lake School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 48th out of 212 elementary schools in 2023-2024 (4-star rating) to 239th out of 332 in 2022-2023 (1-star rating). However, the school stands out for its strong performance in Mathematics, with a proficiency rate of 65.22% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 42.55%, indicating a population with a relatively high level of economic need.

Despite the school's inconsistent statewide ranking, its per-student spending of $19,972 is significantly higher than the state average, suggesting a focus on providing additional resources and support to students. Additionally, the small school size of 47 students may present both challenges and opportunities in terms of personalized attention, resource allocation, and community engagement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Medicine Lake School	Public	PK, KG-6	311 Young St	Medicine Lake	59247	Sheridan County	Medicine Lake K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 789-2211	47	7	7.1	42.6%	41 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.5	123^rd of 401 public elementary schools	69.3%		78.9	48^th of 212 public elementary schools	77.4%	75	43.5	65.2	$28,556

Cities Near Zip Code 59247

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Medicine Lake	0.11 mi	3	90^th
Froid	11.7 mi	3	39^th
Plentywood	19.06 mi	3	48^th
Culbertson	24.74 mi	3	192^nd
Bainville	28.27 mi	3	77^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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