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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 59259

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Top rankedRichey School146^th of 401 Montana elementary schools

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The 59259 zip code in Montana is home to a single elementary school, Richey School, which serves grades PK-6 and has an enrollment of 47 students. Richey School is part of the Richey Elementary district, which is ranked 163 out of 387 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richey School's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 126 out of 212 schools in 2023-2024 to 146 out of 401 schools in 2024-2025. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 42.11% in English Language Arts, 52.63% in Mathematics, and 33.33% in Science, with the mathematics proficiency rate significantly higher than the state average. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts and Science was below the state average, indicating potential areas for improvement.

Richey School has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 34.04%, suggesting a significant proportion of students from low-income families. The school's spending per student was $16,170 in the 2018-2019 school year, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 11.4 for the 2024-2025 school year. Overall, Richey School appears to be a small, rural elementary school with some strengths in mathematics but potential areas for improvement in other subject areas, and its demographics and resource needs may be important considerations for understanding its performance and supporting its students.

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Richey School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 Royal Avenue	Richey	59259	Dawson County	Richey Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 773-5523	47	4	11.4	34.0%	47 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.5	146^th of 401 public elementary schools	63.6%		49.7	126^th of 212 public elementary schools	40.6%	20	42.1	52.6	$19,004

Cities Near Zip Code 59259

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Richey	4.03 mi	3	84^th
Bloomfield	15.97 mi	1	69^th
Lambert	17 mi	3	118^th
Vida	27.38 mi	1	19^th
Lindsay	30.02 mi	1	137^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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