Elementary · Montana

Plains Elementary School

Free meals for all

Plains Elementary School, a public elementary school in Plains, Montana: grades pre-k–6, 218 students, 13.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Plains 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: 218
Teachers (FTE): 16.0
Students per teacher: 13.6
Grades: Pre-K–6; Elementary

More students per teacher than 65% of elementary schools in Montana

Median 12.1 · 418 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 61% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 64% of elementary schools in Montana

Median 120 · 421 schools compared

Smaller than 85% 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%

45%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 62% of elementary schools in Montana

Median 41% · 273 elementary schools compared

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

Math

Montana: 37%

41%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 60% of elementary schools in Montana

Median 36% · 288 elementary schools compared

132 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: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Remote rural area
Run by: Plains K-12

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

Location

Address: 412 Rittenour, Plains, MT 59859
Phone: (406)826-3642
City or town: Plains
County: Sanders County

Website Quality of life in Plains Schools in Plains

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Hot Springs SchoolMostly virtualFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	111	13.8	21%	21%	14.3 mi
St Regis SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	105	12.5	29%	29%	15.2 mi
Superior ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	185	10.7	51%	33%	19.2 mi
Thompson Falls Elem SchlFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	240	14.5	42%	51%	23.3 mi

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.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.

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.

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