Shields Valley Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–8 A-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Clyde Park.

At a glance

139Students enrolled

2Schools

$16,199Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

40%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Clyde Park

Grades PK–6

Shields Valley Elementary107 students · WilsallThis district

Grades 7–8

Shields Valley 7-832 students · Clyde ParkThis district

Grades 9–12

Shields Valley High Schl59 students · Clyde ParkShields Valley High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MT

Math proficiency47%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts52%

State average 46.2%

Graduation rate 75% at Shields Valley High School District, which runs the high school (state 84.9%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$16,199

per student each year · 19% above the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction50%

Support & administration43%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)52%

State37%

Federal11%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

130’20

150’21

139’22

141’23

139’24

Students

White · 94%131

Hispanic · 4%5

Two or more races · 2%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools2 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Shields Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 107 students · Wilsall

B-Public 📚

Shields Valley 7-8Middle · Grades 7–8 · 32 students · Clyde Park

APublic

Where students go next · Shields Valley High School District

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Shields Valley High SchlHigh · Grades 9–12 · 59 students · Clyde Park

A-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.