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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 59486

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Top rankedKingsbury Colony Attn Center195^th of 401 Montana elementary schools

Summary:

The 59486 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: Valier School and Kingsbury Colony Attn Center. While both schools serve students in the same geographic region, they exhibit contrasting academic performance and characteristics.

Kingsbury Colony Attn Center stands out with significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics (88.24%) and science (25%) compared to the Valier Elementary district and the state averages. However, Valier School has a slightly higher proficiency rate in English Language Arts (27.27%) than Kingsbury Colony Attn Center (17.65%).

Another notable difference is the student-teacher ratio, with Valier School having a lower ratio of 7.3, compared to Kingsbury Colony Attn Center's higher ratio of 23.8. Additionally, Kingsbury Colony Attn Center has a much higher rate of free and reduced lunch recipients at 96%, while Valier School has a rate of 53.45%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	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	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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 59486

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Valier	0.05 mi	4	151^st
Conrad	8.07 mi	6	70^th
Dupuyer	13.62 mi	1	228^th
Pendroy	19.39 mi	1	160^th
Cut Bank	22.85 mi	11	188^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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