📍 80 Highway 359, Cardwell, Jefferson County, 59721
Cardwell School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cardwell, Jefferson County. The school has 40 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cardwell Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cardwell School enrolls 40 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 5% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 33 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 2.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cardwell School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 38, state house district 75.
Cardwell School is one of 1 schools in Cardwell Elem, based in Cardwell, Montana. The district serves 35 students district-wide and employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 40 students, Cardwell School is close to the district average of about 35 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote