Lavina Middle School

Families in Lavina, Montana, are served by Lavina Middle School, a very small middle-grades school. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 20 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 139 students for middle schools in Montana.

Within Lavina K-12 Schools, Lavina Middle School is one of 3 schools. The district enrolls 74 students.

Of every 100 students at Lavina Middle School, about 90 are White. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Golden Valley County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure.

There are 2.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lavina Middle School, giving a ratio of 9.7:1. Middle schools in Montana have an average ratio of 11.3:1. By family income, 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Golden Valley County averages 74%, higher than here.

In the wider Golden Valley County area, the median household earns about $58,333 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Lavina Middle School shares Golden Valley County with 5 other public schools.

Measured in a straight line, Lavina High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Lavina Middle School. The five-mile area around Lavina Middle School holds 2 other public schools.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.

Federal data put enrollment at 13 in 2020-21 and 20 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 9.7:1, from 13.0:1.

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