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Three Forks Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 175 students in Three Forks Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Three Forks Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class='so-dt-title' id="overview">Overview<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class='so-dt-title' id="student-by-grade">Student By Grade <Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class='so-dt-title' id="district-rank">District Rank<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class='so-dt-title' id="students-by-ethnicity">Students by Ethnicity: <Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title" id="district-revenue-and-spending">District Revenue and Spending
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
328 Schools
# Students
545 Students
34,458 Students
# Teachers
39 Teachers
2,561 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Three Forks Elementary School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 333 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#222 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
37%
Diversity Score
0.15
0.39
% American Indian
1%
11%
% Asian
n/a
n/a
% Hispanic
6%
6%
% Black
n/a
1%
% White
92%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
The revenue/student of $11,642 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,312. The school district revenue/student has grown by 25% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,517 is less than the state median of $15,401. The school district spending/student has grown by 36% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,642
$15,312
Spending / Student
$12,517
$15,401
Best Three Forks Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Three Forks 7-8
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
210 East Neal
Three Forks, MT 59752
(406) 285-3224
Three Forks, MT 59752
(406) 285-3224
Gr: 6-8 | 175 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 9%
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