F E Miley School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Big Sandy, Montana
F E Miley School in Big Sandy, Montana enrolled 94 students in 2024-25 with 9.8 full-time teachers, 9.6 students per teacher against the Montana elementary-school median of 12.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Montana: 45.7% and 36.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%
105 students in 2022-23, 111 students in 2023-24, 94 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.6 to 9.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 105 | 8.6 | 12.3 |
| 2023-24 | 111 | 9.8 | 11.4 |
| 2024-25 | 94 | 9.8 | 9.6 |
9.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 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).
One counselor per 121 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection F E Miley School enrolled 121 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 121 of the 121 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent21.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
77.7% of students were White, 9.6% of two or more races, 9.6% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White77.7%
- Two or more races9.6%
- American Indian9.6%
- Hispanic3.2%
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, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at F E Miley School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 across Montana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Montana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Montana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 30‑34% | 40‑44% | 45.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑34% | 35‑39% (2021-22) | 36.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); 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.
What to look at next about F E Miley School
- Box Elder SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 232 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Rocky Boy SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 16 miles away: 348 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Compare F E Miley School with Box Elder SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Big Sandy K-12 spends per student$17,299 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,299
- The largest public schools in MontanaF E Miley School is the number 225 by size of 416 Montana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#225 of 416
- Montana schools by students per teacher9.6 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 12.2 for elementary schools.9.6:1
- 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 F E Miley School
How many students attend F E Miley School?
94 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 105 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Big Sandy, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at F E Miley School?
9.6 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 F E Miley School a Title I school?
F E Miley School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at F E Miley School do on state tests?
The students tested at F E Miley School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is F E Miley School in?
Big Sandy K-12, NCES district ID 3003750. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 300375000055 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, 2021-22 and 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.