Best Public Schools in Zip Code 59440

Summary:

The 59440 zip code has only one school, Benton Lake School, which is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of just 6 students. Benton Lake School is part of the Benton Lake Elementary District, which is ranked 340 out of 387 districts in Montana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benton Lake School's academic performance is significantly below the state averages in English Language Arts (28.57% proficiency vs. 43.09% state average), Mathematics (14.29% proficiency vs. 36.77% state average), and Science (0% proficiency vs. 38.16% state average). The school's small enrollment and very low student-teacher ratio of 6:1 may present unique challenges in terms of staffing, resources, and curriculum diversity.

Overall, the data suggests that Benton Lake School is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school's low academic performance, small enrollment, and the poor performance of its district all point to the need for further investigation and potential interventions to improve the educational outcomes for the students at Benton Lake School.

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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
Benton Lake School	Public	PK, KG-8	17557 Bootlegger Trail	Floweree	59440	Chouteau County	Benton Lake Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 452-9023	6	1	6.0		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.6	345^th of 401 public elementary schools	14.0%					(n/a)	28.6	14.3	$20,559

Cities Near Zip Code 59440

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Floweree	9.05 mi	1
Great Falls	9.72 mi	23
Carter	14.22 mi	2
Power	14.28 mi	4
Sand Coulee	17.64 mi	4	68^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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