Overview of Central Elementary: Central Elementary is a public school situated in Sidney, MT, which is in a remote town environment. The learner population of Central Elementary is 353, and the school serves PK-5. At Central Elementary, 42% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 45% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 17%. The learner-teacher ratio is 18:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 48% female learners and 52% male learners. The school serves 29% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 20 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Central Elementary: At Central Elementary, 42% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 45% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Sidney Elem, 50% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 44% tested above or at that level for math.

Central Elementary performed better in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Montana, 49% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 40% tested above or at that level for math.