Auchard Creek School

Auchard Creek Elem
9605 Hwy 287
Wolf Creek, MT 59648
13 Students
Elementary School Pre-K - 8th
School Overview
Auchard Creek School is a small, rural public school located in Wolf Creek, Montana. Serving the local community along the Highway 287 corridor, it functions as a quintessential example of Montana’s historic one-room or small-scale rural schoolhouses. Because of its remote location, the school plays a vital role in providing accessible primary education to families in the surrounding ranching and residential areas, emphasizing personalized instruction and close-knit community engagement.

As part of the Wolf Creek School District, the institution prioritizes a supportive learning environment that caters to multi-grade classrooms. By maintaining small class sizes, the school is able to foster individualized attention for students, helping to preserve the unique educational heritage of Montana’s frontier-style school systems while meeting modern state academic standards.
13
Total Students
1.0
Full-Time Teachers
13.3
Student/Teacher Ratio
76.9%
Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • White
    13 (100.0 %)
School Location
School Details
Status: Open
School Level: Elementary School
School Type: Regular School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status: No
District: Auchard Creek Elem
Phone: (406)562-3528
Grade Range: Pre-K - 8th
Total Students: 13
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): 1.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 13.3
NSLP Participation:1 Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch: 10
Qualified Reduced Lunch: 0

* 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 1 1
Grade 2 4
Grade 4 4
Grade 6 1
Grade 7 2
Gender Ratio