Best Public Schools in Zip Code 59313

Summary:

The 59313 zip code area is home to 4 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Baker K-12 Schools district. While the district as a whole is ranked 165 out of 300 in Montana with a 2-star rating, some standout schools emerge in the data.

Baker High School is the highest-performing school in the area, ranking 55 out of 124 Montana high schools and earning a 3-star rating. The school outperforms the district and state averages in mathematics and reading proficiency on state tests. In contrast, Longfellow School and Baker 7-8 perform below the district and state averages in mathematics proficiency, with Longfellow also underperforming in science.

Another standout is Lincoln School, which has consistently maintained a 3- or 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and has ranked as high as 56 out of 230 Montana elementary schools. However, the schools in the area share a common challenge: a predominantly white student population, with low representation of minority groups, which may impact the educational experiences and opportunities for students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Montana State Tests Mathematics (2023)	Montana State Tests Reading (2023)	Montana State Tests Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Montana State Tests Mathematics All Grades	Montana State Tests Reading All Grades	Montana State Tests Science All Grades	Total
Baker 7-8	Public	7-8	1015 South 3rd West	Baker	59313	Fallon County	Baker K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 778-3329	70	9	8.0	35.7%	64 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	44	110^th of 187 public middle schools	41.2%		47.6	114^th of 190 public middle schools	40.0%	4	28.8	43.3	35.0	$21,885
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-2	10 W Center Avenue	Baker	59313	Fallon County	Baker K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 778-2022	106	11	10.0	38.7%	96 (90.6%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)				$18,216
Longfellow School	Public	3-6	115 West Lincoln	Baker	59313	Fallon County	Baker K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 778-2426	152	9	16.6	32.9%	140 (92.1%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	43.8	209^th of 332 public elementary schools	37.0%		65.4	133^rd of 329 public elementary schools	59.6%	76	42.5	36.6	27.8	$17,341
Baker High School	Public	9-12	1015 South 3rd West	Baker	59313	Fallon County	Baker K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 778-3329	122	9	14.0	23.8%	117 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	46.9	55^th of 124 public high schools	55.6%		28	70^th of 114 public high schools	38.6%	15	39.3	46.4	25.0	$21,931

Cities Near Zip Code 59313

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Baker	0.33 mi	4	97^th
Plevna	12.51 mi	3	8^th
Ekalaka	35.17 mi	3	123^rd
Wibaux	43.69 mi	3	22^nd
Miles City	48.58 mi	11	144^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

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