Polson Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–8 CSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Polson.

At a glance

1,075Students enrolled

3Schools

$12,596Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

63%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Polson

Grades PK–1

Cherry Valley School243 students · PolsonThis district

Grades 2–4

Linderman School355 students · PolsonThis district

Grades 5–8

Polson Middle School477 students · PolsonThis district

Grades 9–12

Polson High School517 students · PolsonPolson 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 proficiency26%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts38%

State average 46.2%

Graduation rate 87% at Polson 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

$12,596

per student each year · 7% below the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction68%

Support & administration31%

Other1%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)39%

State34%

Federal27%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,132’20

1,152’21

1,173’22

1,124’23

1,075’24

Students

White · 57%616

American Indian/Alaska Native · 36%386

Hispanic · 3%37

Two or more races · 2%20

Black · 1%8

Asian · 1%7

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

Schools3 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Linderman SchoolElementary · Grades 2–4 · 355 students · Polson

C+Public 📚

Cherry Valley SchoolElementary · Grades PK–1 · 243 students · Polson

Public 📚

Polson Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 477 students · Polson

CPublic

Where students go next · Polson High School District

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Polson High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 517 students · Polson

C+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.