School district · Montana

Shields Valley Elem

Shields Valley Elem in Montana: 2 public schools with 139 students and 11.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,199 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
139
Students per teacher
11.3
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,199
MT $13.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
12.3
Counselors (FTE)
0.7
Students per counselor
211
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Montana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Montana: 43%

53%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 80% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

95 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Montana: 37%

59%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 89% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

95 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$12.5K15
$11.4K16
$11.3K17
$11.8K18
$12.2K19
$11.2K20
$13.1K21
$12.9K22
$14.8K23
$16.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $263K
State
37% · $924K
Local
52% · $1.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,057
Support services
$6,993
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$54K
Long-term debt
$76K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–610711.846%52%
7–8329.7—72%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
405 1st Street East, Clyde Park, MT 59018
Phone
(406)578-2535
Website