Sand Springs School

Sand Springs Elem
3194 Highway 200 W
Sand Springs, MT 59077
4 Students
Elementary School Pre-K - 8th
School Overview
Sand Springs School, located at 3194 Highway 200 W in Sand Springs, Montana, serves as a vital educational anchor for the rural Garfield County community. As is common with schools in this remote region of eastern Montana, it operates as a small-scale institution designed to provide personalized instruction to a modest number of students. The school plays an essential role in the local area, ensuring that children living in this sparsely populated ranching landscape have access to necessary academic resources without the need for lengthy daily commutes to larger towns.

Given its geographic location along Highway 200, the school functions within the unique context of rural Montana education, where community involvement and small class sizes are central to the student experience. While it may lack the expansive facilities of larger metropolitan districts, Sand Springs School focuses on fostering a close-knit learning environment. It remains a focal point for local families, maintaining the tradition of the community-based schoolhouse that has long been a staple of the American West.
4
Total Students
1.0
Full-Time Teachers
4.0
Student/Teacher Ratio
N/A
Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • White
    4 (100.0 %)
School Location
School Details
Status: Open
School Level: Elementary School
School Type: Regular School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: N/A
Shared Time Status: N/A
District: Sand Springs Elem
Phone: (406)557-2774
Grade Range: Pre-K - 8th
Total Students: 4
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): 1.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 4.0
NSLP Participation:1 N/A
Qualified Free Lunch: N/A
Qualified Reduced Lunch: N/A

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

1 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught
Kindergarten 1
Grade 3 1
Grade 4 1
Grade 6 1
Gender Ratio