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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 59759

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110

Students

Top rankedWhitehall 6-8102^nd of 222 Montana middle schools

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Whitehall 6-8

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Summary:

The zip code 59759 contains a single middle school, Whitehall 6-8, which is part of the Whitehall Elementary District. This district is ranked 101 out of 387 in Montana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitehall 6-8 has 110 students enrolled, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.7. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 42% in English Language Arts (compared to 52.58% for Whitehall Elementary and 43.09% for Montana), 35% in Mathematics (compared to 50% for Whitehall Elementary and 36.77% for Montana), and 67.5% in Science (compared to 56.76% for Whitehall Elementary and 38.16% for Montana). The school had a free/reduced lunch rate of 57.27% in 2024-2025, and per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $7,965.

Whitehall 6-8 outperforms the state average in science proficiency, but lags behind the Whitehall Elementary district average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. The school's high free/reduced lunch rate indicates a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, which can present unique challenges but also opportunities for targeted support and resources. The school's ranking and star rating from SchoolDigger have fluctuated in recent years, suggesting the school is making progress but still has room for improvement to reach higher rankings and ratings.

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Whitehall 6-8	Public	6-8	401 N Division	Whitehall	59759	Jefferson County	Whitehall Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 287-3882	110	9	11.7	57.3%	96 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	55.1	102^nd of 222 public middle schools	54.1%					(n/a)	42.0	35.0	$12,202

Cities Near Zip Code 59759

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whitehall	2.08 mi	3	92^nd
Cardwell	9.11 mi	1	13^th
Butte	18.33 mi	9	131^st
Harrison	20.83 mi	3	202^nd
Willow Creek	24.06 mi	3	119^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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