Best Public Schools in Zip Code 59485

Summary:

The 59485 zip code area is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools (Ulm School and Fairhaven Colony) and 1 middle school (Ulm Junior High) - serving students from the surrounding community. These schools demonstrate a range of academic performance, with Ulm Junior High standing out as a top-performing middle school in the state.

Ulm Junior High is the standout school in the area, consistently ranking among the top 30 middle schools in Montana and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its test scores are particularly impressive, with 78.57% of students proficient or better in math and 100% proficient or better in science. In contrast, while Ulm School and Fairhaven Colony have lower overall rankings, Fairhaven Colony stands out with higher-than-average test scores in English Language Arts and math compared to the district and state.

The schools in the 59485 zip code area also vary in terms of student enrollment, student-teacher ratios, and spending per student. Ulm School and Ulm Junior High both spend $9,442 per student, while data is unavailable for Fairhaven Colony. The student-teacher ratios range from 5 students per teacher at Ulm Junior High to 13.3 students per teacher at Fairhaven Colony, suggesting different approaches to staffing and resource allocation across the schools.

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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
Ulm School	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Ulm-Vaughn Road	Ulm	59485	Cascade County	Ulm Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 866-3313	69	8	9.0	33.3%	63 (91.3%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	53.6	190^th of 401 public elementary schools	52.6%					(n/a)	42.4	39.4	$11,209
Fairhaven Colony	Public	PK, KG-8	9 Miles SW of Ulm	Ulm	59485	Cascade County	Ulm Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 866-3313	30	2	13.3		30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.1	153^rd of 401 public elementary schools	61.8%					(n/a)	50.0	45.8	$10,094
Ulm Junior High	Public	6-8	6 Ulm Vaughn Road	Ulm	59485	Cascade County	Ulm Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 866-3313	15	3	5.0	40.0%	13 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)	75	30^th of 222 public middle schools	86.5%					(n/a)	42.9	78.6	$26,973

Cities Near Zip Code 59485

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ulm	2.02 mi	3
Vaughn	9.61 mi	2
Great Falls	10.96 mi	23
Cascade	12.78 mi	3
Sun River	12.96 mi	1	9^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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