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Westby K-12 Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 24 students in Westby K-12 Schools 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 Westby K-12 School 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 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic), 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
50 Students
45,685 Students
# Teachers
10 Teachers
3,305 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
5:1
5:1
District Rank
Westby K-12 Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 349 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#165 out of 350 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-59%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
<50%
37%
Graduation Rate
(19-20)≥50%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.38
# American Indian Students
3 Students
4,880 Students
% American Indian Students
6%
11%
# Asian Students
n/a
374 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
4 Students
2,540 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
5%
# Black Students
n/a
346 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
43 Students
35,527 Students
% White Students
86%
78%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
99 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
1,918 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
4
-
# Students in K Grade:
4
22
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
11
# Students in 2nd Grade:
3
10
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1
10
# Students in 4th Grade:
2
13
# Students in 5th Grade:
4
9
# Students in 6th Grade:
2
7
# Students in 7th Grade:
3
18
# Students in 8th Grade:
3
28
# Students in 9th Grade:
3
12,492
# Students in 10th Grade:
9
11,841
# Students in 11th Grade:
4
11,117
# Students in 12th Grade:
8
10,107
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$2 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$30,404
$18,438
Spending / Student
$35,154
$17,330
Best Westby K-12 Schools School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Westby High School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
101 5th Ave East
Westby, MT 59275
(406) 385-2225
Westby, MT 59275
(406) 385-2225
Grades: 9-12
| 24 students
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