The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Frazer Elementary
Frazer Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade in the small, unincorporated community of Frazer, Montana, a census-designated place on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. The school is part of the Frazer Elem district, which also operates a high school in the same community. The town itself is overwhelmingly Native American, home to Sioux and Assiniboine communities, and the school’s enrollment reflects that: nearly all of its students are American Indian or Alaska Native. Every student at Frazer Elementary qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a marker of the community’s high poverty rate.
The school is very small, with an enrollment that fits a single-grade-per-classroom structure for its prekindergarten through sixth-grade span. The student body is almost entirely Native American, with a single student identified as two or more races. The school serves a community that is economically stressed, and the data shows that every enrolled child receives meal assistance.
State testing results for the most recent year are limited. In math and English language arts, the school reported a zero percent proficiency rate, with no students in the tested grades meeting the state’s proficiency benchmark. The number of students tested in those subjects was also zero, which may reflect a very small cohort or a testing participation issue that a parent may want to clarify with the school directly. In science, the state suppressed the proficiency result due to the small number of students tested, a common practice when the group is too small to report reliably. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages results across tested subjects and grades, places it in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Valley County. Because Frazer Elementary serves only through sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to report.
The school is part of the Frazer Elem district, which also operates Frazer High School in the same building or campus. The district brief turned up no recent reports of major changes, referendums, or curriculum shifts, so the district appears to have been operating in a steady state in recent years.
Frazer itself is a tiny, unincorporated place on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, with a population that has been declining. The community is overwhelmingly Native American, with a very young median age and a high poverty rate. The school is the primary civic institution in town, located on the main highway. The town’s economy centers on grain shipping and agriculture, and the school district is likely one of the largest local employers. There is no distinct downtown; the school, the post office, and the annual Red Bottom Celebration powwow grounds form the community’s civic core. Housing data for Frazer was not available in the search results, so a parent would need to look into local rental and purchase options directly.
For a family considering Frazer Elementary, the picture is one of a very small, rural school serving a high-poverty, predominantly Native American community. Academic proficiency on state assessments is very low, and the school’s performance relative to other districts in the county is in the bottom quartile. The school does not serve grades that produce a graduation rate, and there is no data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, or course access. The district has not reported any recent major changes. This is a school that fits a family already living in or deeply connected to this specific community on the reservation, where the school functions as a neighborhood anchor. For a family not already rooted in Frazer, the academic results and the very small, isolated setting would be significant considerations.
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