Enrollment
28
Middle
DISTRICT 60 · STATE 139
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG SANDY K-12·NCES 300375000868
Big Sandy 7-8
398 First Ave, Big Sandy, MT 59520 · (406) 378-2502 · Chouteau County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL28 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
20 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Big Sandy 7-8→Big Sandy High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Big Sandy K-12. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
54.5%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
34.5%
MT avg 36.0%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Montana schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
28
-3 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 9.6:1
% White
75%
was 90%
% Hispanic
7%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Big Sandy 7-8
Located at 398 First Ave, in Big Sandy, Montana, Big Sandy 7-8 is a very small intermediate school that teaches 28 students (grades 7 through 8), overseen by Big Sandy K-12. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 139 students each, so Big Sandy 7-8 sits 80% below that benchmark.
Big Sandy K-12 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 181 students. Big Sandy 7-8 is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Big Sandy 7-8 shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 7% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Chouteau County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Chouteau County's rate of about 52%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Chouteau County) records that the typical household earns roughly $58,218 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Chouteau County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 701 students), Big Sandy 7-8 is one campus in the mix.
Big Sandy High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Over the past 7-year window. Big Sandy 7-8's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 31 (now 28). Over the same period, the White share declined from 90% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.
Inside the community feed, members of the Big Sandy 7-8 community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Chouteau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,906
Census ACS
Median income
$58,218
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
701 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Big Sandy K-12
- F E Miley SchoolElementary · 94 students
- Big Sandy High SchoolHigh · 59 students
Other schools in Big Sandy
- F E Miley SchoolElementary · 94 students
- Big Sandy High SchoolHigh · 59 students
Nearby schools
- Big Sandy High School0.0 mi · 59
- F E Miley School0.4 mi · 94
- Box Elder 7-810.7 mi · 66
- Box Elder School10.7 mi · 232
- Box Elder High School10.7 mi · 86
- Rocky Boy School16.2 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Big Sandy 7-8How many students attend Big Sandy 7-8?
Big Sandy 7-8 enrolls approximately 28 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Big Sandy 7-8 serve?
Big Sandy 7-8 serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Big Sandy 7-8 have?
Big Sandy 7-8 employs 2 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
How diverse is Big Sandy 7-8?
Big Sandy 7-8 reports a student body of 75% White, 7% Hispanic, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Big Sandy 7-8?
Big Sandy 7-8 is overseen by Big Sandy K-12 in Chouteau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.