Best Public Schools in Zip Code 59486

Summary:

The 59486 zip code area is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. While the schools in this area vary in their academic performance, Valier High School stands out as the top-performing institution, ranking 43 out of 182 Montana high schools and significantly outperforming the state average in 11th-grade English Language Arts proficiency.

In contrast, Valier School and Valier 7-8 consistently underperform the district and state averages across all subject areas. However, Kingsbury Colony Attn Center, despite serving a high-need student population with a 96% free and reduced lunch rate, is able to outperform the district and state in mathematics proficiency.

The data also reveals significant variations in student-teacher ratios, with Valier High School and Valier 7-8 having the lowest ratios at 6.5 and 5.8, respectively. This suggests that class size and teacher-student interactions may be an important factor in student outcomes within the 59486 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT with Writing English Language Arts (2025)	ACT with Writing Mathematics (2025)	ACT with Writing Science (2025)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT with Writing English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT with Writing Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT with Writing Science 11th Grade	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Valier School	Public	PK, KG-6	723 4th Street	Valier	59486	Pondera County	Valier Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 279-3314	58	8	7.3	53.4%	33 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.6%)	31.2	296^th of 401 public elementary schools	26.2%		29	164^th of 212 public elementary schools	22.6%	132				27.3	33.3	$16,328
Valier 7-8	Public	7-8	723 4th Street	Valier	59486	Pondera County	Valier Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 279-3314	12	2	5.8	75.0%	5 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	22.9	184^th of 222 public middle schools	17.1%		18.1	105^th of 123 public middle schools	14.6%	79				16.7	33.3	$19,188
Kingsbury Colony Attn Center	Public	PK, KG-8	804 4th Street	Valier	59486	Pondera County	Valier Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 279-3314	25	1	23.8	96.0%	25 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.6	195^th of 401 public elementary schools	51.4%		33	152^nd of 212 public elementary schools	28.3%	43				17.7	88.2	$14,387
Valier High School	Public	9-12	804 4th Street	Valier	59486	Pondera County	Valier High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 279-3613	37	6	6.5	48.6%	21 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.6	43^rd of 182 public high schools	76.4%					(n/a)	85.7	28.6	28.6			$30,565

Cities Near Zip Code 59486

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Valier	0.05 mi	4	100^th
Conrad	8.07 mi	6	110^th
Dupuyer	13.62 mi	1	115^th
Pendroy	19.39 mi	1
Cut Bank	22.85 mi	11	88^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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