The brief
An elementary school in Chinook, MT serving grades Pre-K – 8th.
Bear Paw School is listed in Bear Paw Elem, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
About this school's data2 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
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- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 59523; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $74,107
- Median home value
- $200,700
- Median rent
- $739/mo
- College educated
- 38.5%
- Homeownership
- 72.8%
- Poverty rate
- 9%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 59523; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 3
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 5
- Somewhat Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 604/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Chinook. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Chinook), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Bear Paw School serve?
Bear Paw School serves students in grades Pre-K through 8th.
How many students attend Bear Paw School?
Bear Paw School has an enrollment of approximately 11 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bear Paw School?
The student-teacher ratio at Bear Paw School is 11:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
Is Bear Paw School a charter school?
No, Bear Paw School is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Bear Paw School a Title I school?
No, Bear Paw School is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Pre-K – 8th
- Enrollment
- 11
- Student-teacher ratio
- 11:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Remote Rural
- County
- Blaine County
- Phone
- (406) 395-4436
- Schools in district
- 1
- District spending per student
- $13,667
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 21.4%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 59523)
- 2,281
- Area median age
- 40.4
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Montana Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.