Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 59405

The 10 elementary schools located in zip code 59405 in Great Falls, Montana serve students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, with a mix of public and specialized schools. The data reveals significant performance gaps between the top-performing schools, such as Chief Joseph School and Loy School, and the lower-performing schools, like Longfellow School and Mountain View School.

The top-performing schools, Chief Joseph School and Loy School, rank 92nd and 156th out of 401 Montana elementary schools, respectively, and have strong academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In contrast, Longfellow School ranks 372nd out of 401 schools and has lower proficiency rates.

The data also reveals a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and student achievement, with schools that have higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch tending to have lower academic proficiency rates. Additionally, the data includes two specialized schools, Grass Land Colony School and MT School For Deaf & Blnd Elementary, which serve unique student populations and have different performance metrics compared to the traditional public elementary schools in the Great Falls Elementary, Centerville Elementary, and Mont School for Deaf Blind districts.