Bear Paw School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Chinook, Montana
Bear Paw School in Chinook, Montana enrolled 10 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 10.0 students per teacher against the Montana elementary-school median of 12.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% or more of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Montana: 36.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
12 students in 2022-23, 11 students in 2023-24, 10 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 1.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 12 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 2023-24 | 11 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 2024-25 | 10 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
10.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 of every 100 Montana elementary schools
Among the 407 Montana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bear Paw School enrolled 11 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent33.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.0% of students were White, 10.0% Black in 2024-25.
- White90.0%
- Black10.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Bear Paw School scored proficient or above: 50% or more in math, against 36.6% in math across Montana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Montana, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Montana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 50% or more | not published | 36.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Chinook
3 public elementary schools in Chinook report 2024-25 enrollment; Bear Paw School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowlark School | 144 | 11.7 | 36.1% |
| Cleveland School | 11 | 11.0 | not reported |
| Bear Paw School | 10 | 10.0 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bear Paw School
- Rocky Boy SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 348 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Cleveland SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 17 miles away: 11 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare Bear Paw School with Rocky Boy SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bear Paw Elementary spends per student$13,667 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,667
- The largest public schools in MontanaBear Paw School is the number 374 by size of 416 Montana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#374 of 416
- Montana schools by students per teacher10.0 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 12.2 for elementary schools.10.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bear Paw School
How many students attend Bear Paw School?
10 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 12 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chinook, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bear Paw School?
10.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Montana median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bear Paw School a Title I school?
Bear Paw School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Bear Paw School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Bear Paw School scored proficient or above: 50% or more in math, against 36.6% in math across Montana. Montana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bear Paw School in?
Bear Paw Elementary, NCES district ID 3003000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 300300000039 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.