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Schools in Gildford Colony · North Star High School District, Gildford Colony Elementary School District

Gildford Colony’s public schools beat 65% of Montana districts

The public schools Gildford Colony’s kids attend outperform 65% of Montana’s districts on state tests.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 6 pts vs MT 46%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 3 pts vs MT 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
75%
▼ 10 pts vs MT 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$25.3K
▲ 86% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.0
MT 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools
1
16 students
In brief

What Gildford Colony’s schools are like

Gildford Colony’s schools are very small

All of Gildford Colony’s public school students add up to 16 children, with about 8 per teacher. That means real individual attention, but also that a single class can swing the scores from year to year. The grade is built on just 84 tested students, so read it as a rough guide. Every school ↓

Reading is above the state; math is just below

Reading proficiency is 52%, 6 points above the state. Math is 32%, 3 points below the state. Both are close enough to average that small changes could flip them. Test scores ↓

Gildford Colony has its own elementary school and shares the rest

Gildford Colony’s own school is Gildford Colony School, for pre-K through grade 8. From grade 9, students go to North Star High School in Rudyard. See the path ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution; the grade rests on only 84 tested students.

The School Grade

How Gildford Colony compares

B+ Test scores
Montana school districts we grade (237)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
Lower confidence. Built on 84 tested students. With numbers this small, one year can move the grade.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Montana’s state tests against the state average. 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.
  • 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 Gildford Colony (some depend on your address).

The path, start to finish
PK–8Gildford Colony SchoolGildford Colony Elementary School District
9–12North Star High Schoolin Rudyard

Three districts serve Gildford Colony

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

Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Gildford Colony Elementary School District75%
State average 46.2% · Small group: the state reports 50–100%
Reading · PK–8, North Star Elementary School District52%
State average 46.2%
Reading · 9–12, North Star High School District25%
State average 46.2% · Small group: the state reports 0–49%
Math · PK–8, Gildford Colony Elementary School District25%
State average 34.6% · Small group: the state reports 0–49%
Math · PK–8, North Star Elementary School District32%
State average 34.6%
Math · 9–12, North Star High School District25%
State average 34.6% · Small group: the state reports 0–49%

Every school in Gildford Colony

1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

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

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