Lolo Middle 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 5 | 57 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 27% |
School pathway
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Montana schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36.
Schools most like Lolo Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lolo Middle School this school | 239 | 25.9% | N/A |
| Monforton 6-8 Bozeman | 242 | 22.3% | N/A |
| West Valley Middle School Kalispell | 372 | 29.3% | N/A |
| Bigfork 6-8 Bigfork | 236 | 22.5% | N/A |
| Columbus Middle School Columbus | 178 | 26.4% | N/A |
| Florence-Carlton 6-8 Florence | 180 | 28.9% | N/A |
Where Lolo Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Montana | In Missoula County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #27 of 75 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #28 of 78 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #44 of 227 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #18 of 46 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.9% | #37 of 46 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #70 of 78 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #23 of 24 | N/A |
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 | 239 | 15.8 | 15.2:1 | 26% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 14.7 | 14.8:1 | 36% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 15.3 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 16 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 13.3 | 18.1:1 | 44% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 237 | 15 | 15.8:1 | 41% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 185 | 11 | 16.8:1 | 37% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 181 | 13 | 13.9:1 | 56% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 194 | 10 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (240 to 239); teachers up 19% (13.3 to 15.8).
About Lolo Middle School
Lolo Middle School is a middle-grades school in Lolo, Montana, reachable at (406) 273-6141. The school runs grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 239 students. That compares with an average of about 139 students for middle schools in Montana.
Lolo Middle School is one of the 2 schools that make up Lolo Elem (532 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, Lolo Middle School is 89% White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Missoula County overall, the White share is about 87%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Lolo Middle School totals 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. Middle schools in Montana average 11.3:1, 3.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 26% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 41% average for public schools in Missoula County.
In the surrounding county, Missoula County, the median household earns about $75,598 a year, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Lolo Middle School shares Missoula County with 46 other public schools.
Lolo Elementary is about 0.7 miles from Lolo Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 3.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 227 to 239, a 5% rise.
Lolo Middle 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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