Top Rankings
Highwood K-12 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 39 students in Highwood K-12 School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 1% of public high schools in Montana.
Public High School in Highwood K-12 School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Montana public high school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Montana public high school average of 22% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
3 Schools
176 Schools
# Students
117 Students
45,685 Students
# Teachers
11 Teachers
3,305 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Highwood K-12 School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 349 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 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#15 out of 350 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-59%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-69%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
37%
Graduation Rate
(19-20)≥50%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.38
# American Indian Students
1 Student
4,880 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
11%
# Asian Students
n/a
374 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
2 Students
2,540 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
5%
# Black Students
n/a
346 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
110 Students
35,527 Students
% White Students
94%
78%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
99 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
4 Students
1,918 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
21
22
# Students in 1st Grade:
5
11
# Students in 2nd Grade:
6
10
# Students in 3rd Grade:
10
10
# Students in 4th Grade:
9
13
# Students in 5th Grade:
5
9
# Students in 6th Grade:
7
7
# Students in 7th Grade:
7
18
# Students in 8th Grade:
8
28
# Students in 9th Grade:
8
12,492
# Students in 10th Grade:
9
11,841
# Students in 11th Grade:
12
11,117
# Students in 12th Grade:
10
10,107
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,316 is higher than the state median of $15,183. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,239 is higher than the state median of $15,271. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$2 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,316
$15,183
Spending / Student
$16,239
$15,271
Best Highwood K-12 School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Highwood High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
160 West Street South
Highwood, MT 59450
(406) 733-2081
Highwood, MT 59450
(406) 733-2081
Grades: 9-12
| 39 students
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