Summary:
The 59480 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Hill Top Colony School, which serves a small student population of just 19 students. While the school's math proficiency rates are significantly higher than the Centerville Elementary district and the state of Montana, its performance in English Language Arts and Science is notably lower.
In the 2024-2025 school year, Hill Top Colony School ranked 228 out of 401 Montana elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, representing a decline from the previous year's 1-star rating. The school's ELA proficiency rate of 28.57% is well below the district's 44.37% and the state's 43.09%, while its math proficiency of 64.29% is significantly higher than the district's 45.7% and the state's 36.77%. However, the school's science proficiency rate of just 10% is much lower than the district's 41.18% and the state's 38.16%.
The small size of Hill Top Colony School, with its student-teacher ratio of 9.3 to 1, may provide opportunities for more individualized attention, but it also suggests challenges in staffing and resource allocation. Without data on the school's free/reduced lunch rate, it is difficult to fully understand the socioeconomic context of the student population and how it may impact the school's performance. Overall, the data highlights the need for further analysis and comparison to better understand the strengths and areas for improvement at Hill Top Colony School.
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