For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 140 students in Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schls School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Montana.
Public Preschool in Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schls School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Montana public pre school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Montana public preschool average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
3 Schools
395 Schools
# Students
266 Students
65,251 Students
# Teachers
20 Teachers
4,856 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schls School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 347 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 40-59% has decreased from 60-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#325 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
35%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
46%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
37%

Graduation Rate
40-59%
86%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.05
0.40
# American Indian Students
259 Students
6,505 Students
% American Indian Students
97%
10%
# Asian Students
n/a
357 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
7 Students
4,243 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
6%
# Black Students
n/a
459 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
n/a
50,046 Students
% White Students
n/a
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
111 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
3,530 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
3
1,059
# Students in K Grade:
27
11,907
# Students in 1st Grade:
19
10,512
# Students in 2nd Grade:
22
10,623
# Students in 3rd Grade:
20
9,606
# Students in 4th Grade:
14
9,406
# Students in 5th Grade:
17
8,220
# Students in 6th Grade:
18
3,620
# Students in 7th Grade:
15
158
# Students in 8th Grade:
17
140
# Students in 9th Grade:
37
-
# Students in 10th Grade:
22
-
# Students in 11th Grade:
17
-
# Students in 12th Grade:
18
-
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,883 is higher than the state median of $15,263. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $31,387 is higher than the state median of $15,352. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$2,285 MM

Spending
$8 MM
$2,298 MM

Revenue / Student
$25,883
$15,263

Spending / Student
$31,387
$15,352

Best Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schls School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lodge Pole School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
197 School Road
Hays, MT 59527
(406) 673-3120
Hays, MT 59527
(406) 673-3120
Grades: PK-6
| 140 students
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