Hardin Elem Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. D Fort Smith School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
2. D- Hardin Intermediate (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
3. F Hardin Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
4. F Crow Agency School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)

Middle and junior high schools (2)

• D- Hardin Intermediate, Hardin
• F Hardin Middle School, Hardin

Elementary and primary schools (1)

• Hardin Primary, Hardin

Other schools and academies (2)

• F Crow Agency School, Crow Agency
• D Fort Smith School, Fort Smith

Cities and towns served (2)

• Hardin (3)
• Crow Agency (1)

• State: Best schools in Montana
• County: Big Horn County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 1,252 students with 99 full-time-equivalent teachers and 191 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 3013310
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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