Stanford’s public schools beat 57% of Montana districts
The public schools Stanford’s kids attend outperform 57% of Montana’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Stanford’s schools, in brief
High spending, middling results
Stanford spends $25,800 per student, 90% more than the state average, and each teacher has about 8 students, compared with 14 statewide. Results haven’t kept pace: the schools beat 57% of districts. Much of the extra cost comes with running a very small school. Test scores ↓
Stanford’s schools are very small
All of Stanford’s public school students add up to 108 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 62 tested students, so read it as a rough guide. Every school ↓
The high school is the weak link
One district takes students from Stanford School all the way to Stanford High School. The elementary school earns the best grade on the path (B); the high school earns the lowest (D−). See the path ↓
Math is above the state; reading is just below
Reading proficiency is 42%, 4 points below the state. Math is 42%, 7 points above the state. Both are close enough to average that small changes could flip them. Test scores ↓
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 62 tested students.
How Stanford compares
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 Stanford.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Below the state in reading
Every school in Stanford
3 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Stanford families are saying about school.
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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.