Trout Creek Elementary School District

4 School Lane
Trout Creek, MT 59874
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%

Top Rankings

Trout Creek Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:

Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 7 students in Trout Creek Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in Montana.
Middle School in Trout Creek Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is more than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).

Overview

This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
331 Schools
# Students
31 Students
34,525 Students
# Teachers
5 Teachers
2,568 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
6:1
6:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Trout Creek Elementary School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 347 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
This School District
State Average (MT)
#253 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
21-39%
35%
21-39%
46%
<50%
37%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.41
0.39
% American Indian
n/a
11%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
7%
6%
% Black
n/a
1%
% White
74%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
19%
4%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

This School District
This State (MT)
Total Revenue
$1 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$1 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,632
$18,438
Spending / Student
$20,439
$17,330

Best Trout Creek Elementary School District Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Trout Creek 7-8
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
4 School Lane
Trout Creek, MT 59874
(406) 827-3629
Grades: 7-8
| 7 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-08
  • Enrollment: 31 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 6:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 26%
  • : Bottom 50% in MT
  • : 21-39% (Btm 50%)
  • : 21-39% (Btm 50%)
  • : <50% (Top 20%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MT Dept. of Education

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