Top Rankings
Denton Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 1%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 11 students in Denton Elementary School District.
ÎÛÎÛÂþ» Middle Schools in Denton Elementary School District have a diversity score of 0.32, which is less than the Montana public middle school average of 0.39.
Minority enrollment is 18% 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
331 Schools
# Students
41 Students
34,525 Students
# Teachers
7 Teachers
2,568 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
6:1
6:1
District Rank
Denton Elementary School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 347 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#4 out of 350 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-79%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-79%
46%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.39
# American Indian Students
n/a
3,906 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
11%
# Asian Students
n/a
202 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
3 Students
1,953 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
6%
# Black Students
2 Students
236 Students
% Black Students
5%
1%
# White Students
36 Students
26,582 Students
% White Students
88%
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
63 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
1,583 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
63
# Students in K Grade:
8
440
# Students in 1st Grade:
8
446
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1
428
# Students in 3rd Grade:
3
470
# Students in 4th Grade:
7
567
# Students in 5th Grade:
3
1,752
# Students in 6th Grade:
4
7,409
# Students in 7th Grade:
2
11,480
# Students in 8th Grade:
5
11,296
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
49
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
42
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
41
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
42
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$832,000
$2,285 MM
Spending
$758,000
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student (11-12)
$14,544
$16,184
Spending / Student (11-12)
$14,123
$15,796
Best Denton Elementary School District ÎÛÎÛÂþ» Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Denton 6-8
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1200 Lehman
Denton, MT 59430
(406) 567-2270
Denton, MT 59430
(406) 567-2270
Grades: 6-8
| 11 students
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