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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 59937

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739

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Top rankedL A Muldown School24^th of 401 Montana elementary schools

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L A Muldown School

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Summary:

The 59937 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: L A Muldown School and Bissell School, both serving grades K-6. Based on the available data, L A Muldown School stands out as the top performer, ranking in the top 6% of Montana elementary schools and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

L A Muldown School boasts impressive proficiency rates, with 61.32% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 71.19% proficient in Mathematics, significantly exceeding the state averages of 43.09% and 36.77%, respectively. The school also has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 28.74%, suggesting a more economically advantaged student population. Additionally, L A Muldown spends $9,280 per student, higher than the state average, and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.2.

While Bissell School also performs above the state averages, it does not stand out as strongly as L A Muldown. Bissell is ranked 60th out of 401 Montana elementary schools, placing it in the top 15% statewide. Its proficiency rates, while still above the state averages, are lower than L A Muldown's, and it has a higher free/reduced lunch rate of 37.18%. However, Bissell does have a more favorable student-teacher ratio of 8.9.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Bissell School	Public	PK, KG-6	5955 Farm To Market Road	Whitefish	59937	Flathead County	Olney-Bissell Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 862-2828	78	9	8.9	37.2%	71 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	3 (3.8%)	78	60^th of 401 public elementary schools	85.0%		75.8	57^th of 212 public elementary schools	73.1%	3	55.3	57.5	$17,890
L A Muldown School	Public	PK, KG-4	1300 East 7th St.	Whitefish	59937	Flathead County	Whitefish Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 862-8620	661	50	13.2	28.7%	589 (89.1%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	88.1	24^th of 401 public elementary schools	94.0%					(n/a)	61.3	71.2	$12,437

Cities Near Zip Code 59937

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whitefish	0.84 mi	5	22^nd
Columbia Falls	7.36 mi	6	71^st
Kalispell	11.47 mi	24	79^th
West Glacier	18.19 mi	1	94^th
Kila	20.42 mi	2	76^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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