Schools in Goldcreek · Gold Creek Elementary School District, Powell County High School District
Goldcreek’s public schools score below 83% of Montana districts
The public schools Goldcreek’s kids attend trail 83% of Montana’s districts on state tests.
Reading proficiency
35%
▼ 12 pts vs MT 46%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 20 pts vs MT 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 10 pts vs MT 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$21.7K
▲ 60% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Goldcreek compares
C− Test scores
Montana school districts we grade (237)Better than 17%
Lower resultsHigher results
Lower confidence. Built on 32 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.
Two districts serve Goldcreek
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Gold Creek Elementary School District1 school
Powell County High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 school · 181 students
$21,689MT $13,570
C−Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading · 9–12, Powell County High School District35%
State average 46.2%
Math · 9–12, Powell County High School District15%
State average 34.6%
Every school in Goldcreek
1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
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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.