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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 59911

At a glance

Schools

1,074

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedSalmon Prairie School32^nd of 401 Montana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Bigfork High School up 8 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bigfork Elementary 12.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Salmon Prairie School and 4 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The 59911 zip code area in Montana is home to 5 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The data reveals a mix of academic performance, with some standout schools like Bigfork High School and Bigfork 6-8 outperforming the state average, while others, such as the Swan River School and Swan River 6-8, face more challenges.

Bigfork High School stands out as the top performer, ranking 21st out of 182 Montana high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly outperforms the state average in test scores, with 70.89% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 41.25% in Mathematics, and 35% in Science. Additionally, the school has a relatively low free and reduced lunch rate of 19.82%, indicating a more affluent student population.

In contrast, the Swan River School and Swan River 6-8 serve a much more economically disadvantaged population, with 100% of their students qualifying for free and reduced lunch. This is reflected in their lower test scores and statewide rankings. The student-teacher ratios also vary significantly, with the Swan River 6-8 school having the lowest ratio at 9.7, while Bigfork 6-8 has the highest at 24.

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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	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
Bigfork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Commerce St	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Bigfork Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-7412	343	27	12.8	31.2%	318 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	59.1	159^th of 401 public elementary schools	60.3%					(n/a)				49.2	38.3	$11,102
Bigfork 6-8	Public	6-8	600 Commerce St	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Bigfork Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-7412	236	10	24.0	22.5%	216 (91.5%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	57.3	91^st of 222 public middle schools	59.0%					(n/a)				55.3	31.2	$10,164
Bigfork High School	Public	9-12	600 Commerce St	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Bigfork High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-7420	333	24	13.8	19.8%	300 (90.1%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	80.4	21^st of 182 public high schools	88.5%		59.6	29^th of 122 public high schools	76.2%	8	70.9	41.3	35.0			$12,530
Salmon Prairie School	Public	PK, KG-8	40224 Salmon Prairie Rd	Swan Lake	59911	Lake County	Swan Lake-Salmon Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 754-2245	4	1	3.2		4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85.9	32^nd of 401 public elementary schools	92.0%					(n/a)				100.0	50.0	$35,391
Swan River School	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 Swan Highway	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Swan River Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-4528	106	8	12.9	100.0%	96 (90.6%)	2 (1.9%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	50.3	206^th of 401 public elementary schools	48.6%					(n/a)				52.7	20.0	$12,156
Swan River 6-8	Public	6-8	1205 Swan Highway	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Swan River Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-4528	52	5	9.7	100.0%	44 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.6%)	38	148^th of 222 public middle schools	33.3%					(n/a)				39.6	24.5	$7,036

Cities Near Zip Code 59911

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bigfork	13.65 mi	5
Dayton	14.65 mi	1	99^th
Lakeside	15.46 mi	1
Polson	15.91 mi	5
Somers	18.57 mi	1

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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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