227 Academy- middle school

227 Academy- middle school is one of the very small 6-8 campuss in East Helena, Montana, operated by East Helena K-12, with 21 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 85% below the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 139 students.

227 Academy- middle school is one of 7 schools operated by East Helena K-12, a district that enrolls 1,972 students overall.

On the student-mix side, 227 Academy- middle school reports that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 10% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Native American. By comparison, Lewis and Clark County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, 227 Academy- middle school has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lewis and Clark County (around 38%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, Lewis and Clark County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,237, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 227 Academy- middle school is one of 36 public schools in Lewis and Clark County (combined enrollment of about 9,786 students).

227 Academy- HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around 227 Academy- middle school.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for 227 Academy- middle school typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.