Mount Ascension Learning Ac MS

Set in Helena, Montana, Mount Ascension Learning Ac MS is a rural-scale 6-8 campus, one of the schools within Helena Elem. It educates 22 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 84% smaller than the state mean of about 139.

Mount Ascension Learning Ac MS is one of 15 schools operated by Helena Elem, a district that hosts 5,100 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Mount Ascension Learning Ac MS logs that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Mount Ascension Learning Ac MS has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Mount Ascension Learning Ac MS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 32% of students at Mount Ascension Learning Ac MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lewis and Clark County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,237, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Lewis and Clark County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,786 students), Mount Ascension Learning Ac MS is one campus in the mix.

Mount Ascension Learning Ac 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 Mount Ascension Learning Ac MS.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

On allk12, members of the Mount Ascension Learning Ac MS community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.