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Schools in Browning · Browning Elementary School District, Browning High School District

Browning’s public schools score below 96% of Montana districts

The public schools Browning’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 96% of Montana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

11%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
8%
▼ 38 pts vs MT 46%
2020–21
Math proficiency
2%
▼ 33 pts vs MT 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
72%
▼ 13 pts vs MT 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$21.0K
▲ 55% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
MT 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools
4
864 students
The School Grade

How Browning compares

D− Test scoresD Graduation
Montana school districts we grade (237)Better than 4%
Lower resultsHigher results
Montana towns with similar household incomes (28)Better than 11%
High confidence. Built on 584 tested students and a graduating class of 163; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Montana’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Montana only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Browning (some depend on your address).

The path, start to finish
PK–1Stamiksiitsiikin BullShoe ElemBrowning Elementary School District
2–3Browning ElementaryBrowning Elementary School District
4–83 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Browning High SchoolBrowning High School District

Two districts serve Browning

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Browning Elementary School District8%
State average 46.2%
Reading · 9–12, Browning High School District5%
State average 46.2% · Small group: the state reports 0–10%
Math · PK–8, Browning Elementary School District2%
State average 34.6%
Math · 9–12, Browning High School District5%
State average 34.6% · Small group: the state reports 0–10%

Every school in Browning

4 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
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Colleges near Browning

There’s no college in Browning, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Blackfeet Community College in South Browning, 0.4 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Browning. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Montana. Stars are from neighbors.

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