Elementary · Montana

F E Miley School

F E Miley School, a public elementary school in Big Sandy, Montana: grades pre-k–6, 94 students, 9.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Big Sandy K-12.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
94
Teachers (FTE)
9.8
Students per teacher
9.6
Grades
Pre-K–6
Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 69% of elementary schools in Montana

Median 12.1 · 418 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 94% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 54% of elementary schools in Montana

Median 120 · 421 schools compared

Smaller than 96% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

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%

33%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 68% of elementary schools in Montana

Median 41% · 273 elementary schools compared

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

Math

Montana: 37%

28%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 69% of elementary schools in Montana

Median 36% · 288 elementary schools compared

54 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.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
Some virtual classes
Area
Remote rural area

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Big Sandy K-12.

Location

Address
342 Vernon Ave, Big Sandy, MT 59520
Phone
(406)378-2406
City or town
Big Sandy

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Box Elder SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–623212.17.8%2.8%
Rocky Boy SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–834812.912%2.8%

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

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 300375000055