Top Rankings
Hinsdale Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 4 students in Hinsdale Elementary School District.
Public Middle School in Hinsdale Elementary School District have an average reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the Montana public middle schools of 47%).
Minority enrollment is 0% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
328 Schools
# Students
34 Students
34,458 Students
# Teachers
7 Teachers
2,561 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
5:1
5:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Hinsdale Elementary School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 333 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#343 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)≤20%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
<50%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.39
% American Indian
6%
11%
% Asian
n/a
n/a
% Hispanic
n/a
6%
% Black
n/a
1%
% White
94%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$1 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$863,000
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student (20-21)
$18,981
$18,438
Spending / Student (20-21)
$16,283
$17,330
Best Hinsdale Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Hinsdale 7-8
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50% )
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
600 North Montana
Hinsdale, MT 59241
(406) 364-2314
Hinsdale, MT 59241
(406) 364-2314
Gr: 7-8 | 4 students Student-teacher ratio: 2:1
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