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Big Sky High School
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 293 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 310 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 289 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 256 | 22% |
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Montana schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36.
Schools most like Big Sky High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sky High School this school | 1,148 | 36.4% | N/A |
| Hellgate High School Missoula | 1,262 | 35.3% | N/A |
| Helena High School Helena | 979 | 31.4% | N/A |
| Sentinel High School Missoula | 1,365 | 33.1% | N/A |
| C M Russell High School Great Falls | 1,412 | 39.9% | N/A |
| Capital High School Helena | 1,293 | 27.7% | N/A |
Where Big Sky High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Montana |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #55 of 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #48 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,148 | #14 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #18 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.7% | #12 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.4% | #50 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #17 of 22 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,148 | 76.5 | 15.0:1 | 36% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 1,227 | 82.6 | 14.8:1 | 41% (506) |
| 2022-23 | 1,186 | 85.7 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,137 | 65 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,112 | 69 | 16.1:1 | 31% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 1,075 | 68 | 15.8:1 | 38% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 1,038 | 67 | 15.5:1 | 39% (407) |
| 2000-01 | 1,315 | 86 | 15.3:1 | 21% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 1,103 | 64 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,112 to 1,148); teachers up 11% (69 to 76.5).
About Big Sky High School
Big Sky High School operates as a large high school in Missoula, Montana. The school enrolls 1,148 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 238 students for high schools in Montana.
Missoula H S has 5 schools and 3,959 students, and Big Sky High School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Big Sky High School, about 83 are White. It is also 6% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Missoula County at about 87% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 76.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. The average for high schools in Montana is 11.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 36% of students at Big Sky High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The county, Missoula County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $75,598, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 47 public schools and about 14,099 students.
Porter Middle School is the nearest public school to Big Sky High School, about 0.8 miles away. Big Sky High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The federal government classifies Big Sky High School's location as City: Small.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,137 to 1,148. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.5 to 15.0 over 4 years.
Big Sky High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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