For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 50 students in Darby K-12 Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Darby K-12 School have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
3 Schools
328 Schools
# Students
337 Students
34,458 Students
# Teachers
27 Teachers
2,561 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Darby K-12 Schools, 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.
The school district's graduation rate of 70% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#188 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
37%
Graduation Rate
70%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.24
0.39
% American Indian
3%
11%
% Asian
n/a
n/a
% Hispanic
6%
6%
% Black
1%
1%
% White
87%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,335 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,312. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,561 is less than the state median of $15,401. The school district spending/student has declined by 44% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,335
$15,312
Spending / Student
$13,561
$15,401
Best Darby K-12 Schools Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Darby 7-8
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
209 School Drive
Darby, MT 59829
(406) 821-3252
Darby, MT 59829
(406) 821-3252
Gr: 7-8 | 50 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
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