Best Public Schools in Zip Code 59922

Summary:

The 59922 zip code contains a single public elementary school, Lakeside Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 with an enrollment of 303 students. The school is part of the Somers Elementary District, which is ranked 93 out of 387 districts in Montana and has a 4-star rating.

Lakeside Elementary School's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, from 33rd out of 329 Montana elementary schools in 2021-2022 (5-star rating) to 135th out of 401 in 2024-2025 (3-star rating). The school's mathematics proficiency rate of 52.42% in 2024-2025 is notably higher than the Somers Elementary District average of 47.46% and the Montana state average of 36.77%, indicating a particular strength in mathematics instruction. However, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate of 42.74% in 2024-2025 is lower than the Somers Elementary District average of 54.24%, though still slightly higher than the Montana state average of 43.09%.

The school's free/reduced lunch rate of 29.37% in the 2024-2025 school year suggests a mix of socioeconomic backgrounds among the student population. Spending per student was $8,650 in the 2018-2019 school year, which is in line with typical school funding levels. The student-teacher ratio at Lakeside Elementary School was 14.5 in the 2024-2025 school year.

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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
Lakeside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	255 Adams Street	Lakeside	59922	Flathead County	Somers Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 844-2208	303	21	14.5	29.4%	280 (92.4%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	63.4	135^th of 401 public elementary schools	66.3%					(n/a)	42.7	52.4	$11,626

Cities Near Zip Code 59922

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lakeside	0.49 mi	1
Somers	5.1 mi	1
Bigfork	7.56 mi	5
Dayton	10.58 mi	1	99^th
Kalispell	11.55 mi	24

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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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