Sun River Valley Elementary School District
Public
Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–8 B+School Grade
Elementary and middle schools for Simms, Fort Shaw, Sun River and Cascade Colony.
At a glance
154Students enrolled
3Schools
4Towns served
$15,006Spent per student
10:1Student–teacher ratio
43%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
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 proficiency42%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 46.2%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$15,006
per student each year · 11% above the MT average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
163’20
166’21
178’22
175’23
154’24
Students
White · 85%131
American Indian/Alaska Native · 6%10
Two or more races · 5%7
Hispanic · 2%3
Asian · 1%2
Black · 1%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools3 in district
Fort Shaw Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 88 students · Fort Shaw
A-PublicCascade Colony SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 11 students · Sun River
PublicSun River Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 55 students · Simms
BPublicSchool 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.