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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 59401

Summary:

The 59401 zip code area of Great Falls, Montana is home to two elementary schools: Giant Springs Elementary and Whittier School. While both schools serve students in the same geographic area, their academic performance and school ratings differ significantly.

Whittier School appears to be the weaker performing school, with drastically lower test scores compared to the Great Falls Elementary district and the state of Montana averages. In 2024-2025, only 7.37% of Whittier students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, 6.19% in Mathematics, and 7.14% in Science. The school also has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger and a declining statewide ranking, dropping from 281 out of 329 schools in 2021-2022 to 381 out of 401 schools in 2024-2025.

In contrast, Giant Springs Elementary appears to be the stronger performing school, with test scores that are significantly higher than Whittier's, though still below the district and state averages. Giant Springs has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and a better statewide ranking, though it has also declined in recent years. The schools differ in their student-teacher ratios, with Whittier School having a lower ratio of 10.6 students per teacher compared to Giant Springs' 14.4 students per teacher.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year

Cities Near Zip Code 59401

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Great Falls	0.25 mi	23	162^nd
Sand Coulee	8.43 mi	4	65^th
Ulm	11.44 mi	3	57^th
Stockett	12.22 mi	1	149^th
Vaughn	12.71 mi	2	183^rd

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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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