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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 59644

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Schools

733

Students

Top rankedBroadwater High School32^nd of 182 Montana high schools

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Summary:

The 59644 zip code area is home to 3 schools that are part of the Townsend K-12 Schools district, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. These schools demonstrate strong academic performance, with Broadwater High School and Townsend 7-8 ranking among the top schools in the state.

Broadwater High School stands out for its exceptional performance on standardized tests, with 68.29% of 11th-grade students scoring proficient or better on the ACT English Language Arts exam, significantly higher than the state average of 54.99%. The school also excelled on the ACT Math and Science exams, outperforming the state averages. Townsend 7-8 also demonstrates strong academic performance, with 58.88% of students scoring proficient or better on the MAST English Language Arts exam, compared to the district average of 49.68% and the state average of 43.09%.

The schools in the Townsend K-12 district vary in size, with Cecelia Hazelton Elementary having 423 students, Broadwater High School having 196 students, and Townsend 7-8 having 114 students. The schools also have varying percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 32.65% at Broadwater High School to 42.32% at Cecelia Hazelton Elementary.

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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 (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	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
Broadwater High School	Public	9-12	201 N Spruce	Townsend	59644	Broadwater County	Townsend K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 441-3430	196	15	12.7	32.7%	169 (86.2%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.6%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	74.5	32^nd of 182 public high schools	82.4%		38.6	77^th of 122 public high schools	36.9%	45	68.3	34.2	34.2			$14,658
Cecelia Hazelton School	Public	PK, KG-6	201 N Spruce	Townsend	59644	Broadwater County	Townsend K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 441-3431	423	30	14.2	42.3%	381 (90.1%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	60.6	152^nd of 401 public elementary schools	62.1%		58.1	100^th of 212 public elementary schools	52.8%	52				44.8	43.8	$11,157
Townsend 7-8	Public	7-8	201 N Spruce	Townsend	59644	Broadwater County	Townsend K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 441-3431	114	8	15.0	39.5%	101 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.1%)	72.3	37^th of 222 public middle schools	83.3%		61.9	43^rd of 123 public middle schools	65.0%	6				58.9	48.6	$13,336

Cities Near Zip Code 59644

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Townsend	1.42 mi	3	37^th
Clancy	25.96 mi	4	41^st
East Helena	27.21 mi	10	152^nd
Three Forks	29.19 mi	3	135^th
Belgrade	30.08 mi	7	49^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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