Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99840

Summary:

The 99840 zip code has only one school, Bitterroot Polytech 7-8, a public middle school serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 20 students. The school is part of the Hamilton K-12 Schools district, which is ranked 210 out of 387 districts in Montana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bitterroot Polytech 7-8 has significantly lower proficiency rates compared to the Hamilton K-12 Schools district and the state of Montana in all three subject areas (English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science). In English Language Arts, the school has a proficiency rate of 14.29%, compared to 45.65% for the district and 43.09% for the state. In Mathematics and Science, the school has a 0% proficiency rate, while the district and state have 40.78% and 36.77% proficiency, respectively, in Mathematics, and 37.08% and 38.16% proficiency, respectively, in Science. Additionally, Bitterroot Polytech 7-8 has a high percentage of students (80%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.3, which may suggest smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students. Despite this potential bright spot, the data clearly shows that Bitterroot Polytech 7-8 is an underperforming school, and the high poverty levels among the student population may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges, requiring targeted interventions and additional resources to improve student outcomes.

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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
Bitterroot Polytech 7-8	Public	7-8	217 Daly Ave	Hamilton	99840	Ravalli County	Hamilton K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 363-2280	20	2	13.3	80.0%	17 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	6.7	208^th of 222 public middle schools	6.3%					(n/a)	14.3	0.0

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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