Schools in Horizon Colony · Cut Bank Elementary School District, Cut Bank High School District
Horizon Colony’s public schools score below 76% of Montana districts
The public schools Horizon Colony’s kids attend trail 76% of Montana’s districts on state tests.
Reading proficiency
33%
▼ 13 pts vs MT 46%
2020–21
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 10 pts vs MT 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 10 pts vs MT 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 6% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
MT 13.8
Schools
1
15 students
The School Grade
How Horizon Colony compares
C− Test scores
Montana school districts we grade (237)Better than 24%
Lower resultsHigher results
Good confidence. Built on 393 tested students; 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. 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 Horizon Colony
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Cut Bank Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 7 schools · 534 students
$12,817MT $13,570
CCut Bank High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 school · 183 students
$18,914MT $13,570
DTest scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading · PK–8, Cut Bank Elementary School District33%
State average 46.2%
Reading · 9–12, Cut Bank High School District25%
State average 46.2%
Math · PK–8, Cut Bank Elementary School District25%
State average 34.6%
Math · 9–12, Cut Bank High School District15%
State average 34.6%
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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.