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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 59808

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Top rankedDeSmet School101^st of 401 Montana elementary schools

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Summary:

The 59808 zip code in Montana is home to two elementary schools, Hellgate Elementary Primary Grades and Hellgate Elementary Lower Grades, both part of the Hellgate Elementary District. While the district is ranked 118 out of 387 in Montana and has a 3-star rating, the two schools show notable differences in their academic performance.

Hellgate Elementary Lower Grades stands out as the higher-performing school, with a statewide ranking of 182 out of 401 Montana elementary schools and higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (50.96%) and Mathematics (45.21%) compared to the state averages. In contrast, Hellgate Elementary Primary Grades is unranked and has lower proficiency rates of 42.86% in ELA and 41.98% in Math.

The two schools also differ in their student-teacher ratios, with Hellgate Elementary Primary Grades having a lower ratio of 12.9 compared to 14.9 at Hellgate Elementary Lower Grades. Additionally, Hellgate Elementary Lower Grades had a higher 4-star rating in previous school years before dropping to 3 stars in the most recent year, suggesting potential changes in the school's performance or the evaluation criteria used by SchoolDigger.

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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
DeSmet School	Public	PK, KG-5	6355 Padre Lane	Missoula	59808	Missoula County	DeSmet Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 549-4994	90	7	12.1	—	77 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.3%)	3 (3.3%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.6%)	69.7	101^st of 401 public elementary schools	74.8%					(n/a)	47.4	60.5
Hellgate Elementary Lower Grades	Public	2-3	2365 Flynn Lane	Missoula	59808	Missoula County	Hellgate Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 721-2160	305	20	14.9	35.1%	233 (76.4%)	3 (1.0%)	32 (10.5%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	55.2	182^nd of 401 public elementary schools	54.6%					(n/a)	42.9	42.0	$11,890
Hellgate Elementary Primary Grades	Public	PK, KG-1	2365 Flynne Lane	Missoula	59808	Missoula County	Hellgate Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 721-2452	316	24	12.9	32.0%	234 (74.1%)	4 (1.3%)	25 (7.9%)	12 (3.8%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.4%)								(n/a)			$14,023

Cities Near Zip Code 59808

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Missoula	0.14 mi	25	63^rd
Bonner	6.86 mi	4	98^th
Lolo	6.87 mi	4	142^nd
Florence	14.71 mi	3	62^nd
Frenchtown	15.04 mi	5	67^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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