For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 32 students in Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schls School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schls School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
3 Schools
331 Schools
# Students
266 Students
34,525 Students
# Teachers
20 Teachers
2,568 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
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
0.39
% American Indian
97%
11%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
3%
6%
% Black
n/a
1%
% White
n/a
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
4%
All Ethnic Groups
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 Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hays-lodge Pole 7-8
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
197 School Road
Hays, MT 59527
(406) 673-3120
Hays, MT 59527
(406) 673-3120
Grades: 7-8
| 32 students
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