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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 59474

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304

Students

Top rankedShelby Elementary School204^th of 401 Montana elementary schools

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Shelby Elementary School and 2 more

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Summary:

The 59474 zip code area in Montana is home to three elementary schools: Shelby Elementary School, Cam Rose School, and Big Rose Colony School. These schools vary in size, performance, and the demographics of their student populations.

Shelby Elementary School stands out as the largest and highest-performing of the three, with 262 students and significantly higher test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the other two schools and the state averages. In contrast, Cam Rose School and Big Rose Colony School are much smaller, with 28 and 14 students respectively, and have lower academic performance.

The Shelby Elementary School District, which oversees all three schools, is ranked 313 out of 387 districts in Montana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests there may be room for improvement in the overall quality of education across the district, particularly at the smaller schools that serve economically disadvantaged communities, as indicated by their high percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients.

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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
Cam Rose School	Public	PK, KG-8	253 Union School Road	Shelby	59474	Toole County	Shelby Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 424-8910	28	2	14.0	82.1%	28 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.5	374^th of 401 public elementary schools	6.7%					(n/a)	18.8	0.0
Shelby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Valley Street	Shelby	59474	Toole County	Shelby Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 424-8910	262	23	11.6	56.5%	177 (67.6%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (12.2%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.2%)	51.1	204^th of 401 public elementary schools	49.1%					(n/a)	41.1	37.5	$12,479
Big Rose Colony School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 Big Rose Colony Lane	Shelby	59474	Toole County	Shelby Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 460-0010	14	1	14.0	64.3%	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.2	340^th of 401 public elementary schools	15.2%					(n/a)	25.0	25.0	$5,417

Cities Near Zip Code 59474

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shelby	1.51 mi	5
Galata	22.03 mi	2	117^th
Cut Bank	23.03 mi	11	88^th
Conrad	23.98 mi	6	110^th
Valier	24.03 mi	4	100^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.