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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 59635

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Top rankedRadley Elementary School134^th of 401 Montana elementary schools

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Radley Elementary School

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Summary:

The 59635 zip code area in Montana is home to three elementary schools - Radley Elementary School, Prickly Pear Elementary, and Eastgate School - serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. These schools vary in their performance, student demographics, and other key metrics.

Radley Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the East Helena K-12 district and the state of Montana. Radley also has a higher SchoolDigger rating of 3 stars, while the district has a 2-star rating. However, Radley has a higher student-teacher ratio of 20.1, compared to 16.2 at Prickly Pear Elementary and 12.3 at Eastgate School.

The schools in the 59635 zip code area also differ in their student demographics and spending per student. Radley Elementary and Prickly Pear Elementary have higher free and reduced lunch rates, suggesting they serve a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students compared to Eastgate School. However, the spending per student is relatively similar between Radley and Prickly Pear, at $8,560 and $8,634 respectively for the 2018-2019 school year.

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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
Radley Elementary School	Public	3-5	226 E Clinton	East Helena	59635	Lewis and Clark County	East Helena K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 227-7710	428	21	20.1	44.4%	353 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.2%)	63.6	134^th of 401 public elementary schools	66.6%					(n/a)	47.1	47.8	$10,422
Eastgate School	Public	PK-K	4010 Gradestake	East Helena	59635	Lewis and Clark County	East Helena K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 227-7770	161	13	12.3	32.9%	137 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.0%)								(n/a)			$12,797
Prickly Pear Elementary	Public	1-2	2520 Valley Drive	East Helena	59635	Lewis and Clark County	East Helena K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 227-7700	269	17	16.2	43.9%	227 (84.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)								(n/a)			$11,096

Cities Near Zip Code 59635

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Helena	0.38 mi	10	152^nd
Helena	3.78 mi	19	102^nd
Clancy	4.8 mi	4	41^st
Canyon Creek	21.96 mi	1	29^th
Elliston	25.9 mi	1	178^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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