The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on King Colony School
King Colony School is a rural public school serving prekindergarten through eighth grade, located outside of Lewistown in central Montana. It is the only school in the King Colony Elementary district, and it is very small, with an enrollment that numbers in the single digits. The student body is entirely white. Data on how many students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are English learners were not available.
State testing data is reported, but it is essentially unusable for drawing a meaningful picture of academic performance. In math and English language arts, proficiency was listed at zero percent, but the tested count was also zero, meaning no students in the tested grades took those assessments. For science, the result was suppressed because only a single student was tested. The school's overall proficiency index, when compared to other districts in Fergus County, falls in the bottom quartile, but this comparison is based on a very small cohort of districts that also reported data. Given the tiny size of the school and the fact that no students participated in the core state assessments, a parent cannot determine from this data how well the school is teaching its students academically. This is an absence of usable evidence, not necessarily evidence of a problem, but it is a gap that would need to be addressed directly with the school.
Because the school serves only through eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report.
The school is part of the King Colony Elementary district, a very small rural entity with a single school building. No recent district-level changes were found in public sources, which is not unusual for a district of this size.
Lewistown is a small regional hub and the seat of Fergus County, located near the geographic center of the state. The town has a traditional Main Street, a public library, several parks, and trails along Big Spring Creek. It holds annual community events like the Chokecherry Festival and a Cowboy Poetry Gathering. The housing market in the area, based on the broader zip code, has seen a moderate increase in home values recently, and the estimated monthly mortgage on a typical home is slightly above the national average relative to income. Housing in the immediate rural area surrounding Lewistown is likely a mix of single-family homes and agricultural properties.
King Colony School is a fit for a family seeking a very small, rural educational environment with an intimate setting. The core question a parent would need to explore is how the school assesses student progress and ensures academic growth given that state testing does not provide a usable picture. A family would also want to understand the school's curriculum and daily instructional approach, as the public data gives almost no information on programs, course access, or staffing. The school is not a charter, and its governance is that of a single-school public elementary district. For a family whose priority is a close-knit rural school community and who is comfortable working with the school directly to understand its academic approach, this could be a suitable option. For a family that wants to see a clear statistical picture of academic outcomes, the available data will not provide that.
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