The top reported proficiency rate is 100% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Molt School
Molt School served grades M through M, meaning it was an elementary school. It has been reported as closed and was not operating for the 2023-2024 school year. The school was part of the Molt Elem district, and the district brief confirms the district currently has no operational public school within its boundaries. For a family considering a move to the area, this means there is no local public elementary school to enroll in.
Molt is a small unincorporated rural village in Stillwater County, Montana. Its character is defined by wide-open short grass prairie and an agricultural economy that once thrived around the Northern Pacific Railway. Since the railroad withdrew, the community has declined significantly. A few grain elevators remain in operation, but a former hardware store that later served as a cafe now stands unoccupied. The population was small in the most recent census, and the village has no identifiable downtown, school campus, or pedestrian infrastructure. Children living in the area who need public schooling attend schools in nearby larger communities.
State testing data is available for the 2018-2019 school year, the last year before the school's closure took effect. Because only two students were tested that year, the results describe a single cohort's experience, not a statistical profile of the school. In both math and ELA, every tested student scored at the proficient level. That performance places the school in the top quartile for overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades, relative to other districts in Stillwater County. The data is thin and should be read as specific to that very small group of students.
No enrollment data, demographic breakdowns, free-or-reduced-price-lunch figures, or information on special populations was available. There are no program offerings listed, no course access data, and no staffing or attendance records. The school has no graduation rate because it did not serve high school grades.
The absence of a current operating school is the defining fact. The district's sole facility has closed, and there is no indication of any replacement or reopening plan. Families moving to Molt or the surrounding area would need to arrange for education through an alternative route, such as attending a school in another district via transfer or open enrollment, choosing a private school in a larger community like Columbus or Billings, or homeschooling. The community itself is quiet, with minimal commercial or civic infrastructure, and has not seen new housing or development projects in recent years. Housing values in the area's ZIP code are above the state and national benchmarks, which may reflect the broader Billings-area market more than the village itself.
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