Best Public Schools in Zip Code 59731

Summary:

The 59731 zip code in Montana has only one school, Garrison School, an elementary school serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 17 students. Garrison School is part of the Garrison Elementary District, which is ranked 377 out of 387 districts in Montana and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garrison School's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.11% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 43.09%. In Mathematics, 0% of Garrison School students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 36.77%. In Science, 0% of Garrison School students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 38.16%. The school's performance on the SchoolDigger ranking has also declined significantly over time, from being ranked 15th out of 287 Montana elementary schools in 2014-2015 to being ranked 385th out of 401 in 2024-2025.

Despite the small size of Garrison School, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 17:1, the school's overall performance suggests that it is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The reasons for this decline in performance are not clear from the data, but may be related to limited resources, challenges in recruiting and retaining effective teachers, or the needs of the student population.

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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
Garrison School	Public	PK, KG-6	33 School House Rd	Garrison	59731	Powell County	Garrison Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 846-1043	17	1	17.0		11 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	5 (29.4%)	5.8	385^th of 401 public elementary schools	4.0%					(n/a)	11.1	0.0	$15,134

Cities Near Zip Code 59731

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Garrison	2.49 mi	1
Gold Creek	5.21 mi	1
Deer Lodge	10.52 mi	3	85^th
Avon	13.83 mi	1	1^st
Hall	16.7 mi	1	5^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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