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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 59911

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453

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Top rankedSalmon Prairie School32^nd of 401 Montana elementary schools

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Summary:

The 59911 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: Bigfork Elementary and Swan River School. While both serve students in the same geographic region, the data suggests that Bigfork Elementary is the stronger-performing school overall, with a higher statewide ranking, better SchoolDigger rating, and stronger test scores in English Language Arts, Math, and Science.

Bigfork Elementary has a statewide rank of 159 out of 401 elementary schools in Montana and a 3-out-of-5-star SchoolDigger rating. Its test scores exceed the state averages in all three core subjects. In contrast, Swan River School has a lower statewide rank of 206 and a 2-out-of-5-star rating, with mixed test scores - above average in ELA and Science but well below average in Math.

The most notable difference between the two schools is the free/reduced lunch rate, which is 31.2% at Bigfork Elementary but a staggering 100% at Swan River School. This suggests that Swan River School serves a much more economically disadvantaged student population, yet it is still managing to outperform the state average in ELA and Science.

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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 (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Salmon Prairie School	Public	PK, KG-8	40224 Salmon Prairie Rd	Swan Lake	59911	Flathead 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

Cities Near Zip Code 59911

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bigfork	13.65 mi	5	88^th
Dayton	14.65 mi	1	194^th
Lakeside	15.46 mi	1	58^th
Polson	15.91 mi	5	108^th
Somers	18.57 mi	1	24^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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