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Sentinel High School

901 South Avenue West, Missoula, MT 59801 · (406) 728-2403 · Missoula County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,365 STUDENTS
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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
1,365
High
DISTRICT 792 · STATE 238
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
452 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 934225%
Grade 1037127%
Grade 1133024%
Grade 1232224%
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 40% · US 70%
White
1,19187%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 76% · US 43%
Hispanic
574%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 30%
Black
161%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
181%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
171%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
645%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 10% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
76156%
Female
60444%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
60.0%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
36.0%
MT avg 36.0%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 →

Schools most like Sentinel High School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Sentinel High School this school1,36533.1%N/A
Capital High School
Helena
1,29327.7%N/A
Helena High School
Helena
97931.4%N/A
C M Russell High School
Great Falls
1,41239.9%N/A
Billings West High School
Billings
2,11530.1%N/A
Big Sky High School
Missoula
1,14836.4%N/A
Matched among Montana high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Sentinel High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Montana
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.0%#17 of 68
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
60.0%#11 of 70
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,365#9 of 180
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.4:1#42 of 50
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
23.4%#34 of 50
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
33.1%#58 of 83
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+9.8%#7 of 22
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,365
+87 (+7%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 969
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,3658316.4:133% (452)
2023-241,38687.315.9:131% (433)
2022-231,37884.216.4:1N/A
2020-211,27810412.3:1N/A
2017-181,24374.916.6:121% (261)
2015-161,2057416.3:126% (318)
2010-111,2217117.2:128% (347)
2000-011,2148214.8:110% (125)
1990-919696415.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sentinel High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 10% (1,243 to 1,365); teachers up 11% (74.9 to 83).

About Sentinel High School

Families in Missoula, Montana, are served by Sentinel High School, a high-enrollment high school. It educates 1,365 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 474% larger than the 238 average for high schools in Montana.

Within Missoula H S, Sentinel High School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 3,959 students.

Most students at Sentinel High School are White: 87% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 5% Native American and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, Missoula County is about 87% White. Sentinel High School has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The teaching staff at Sentinel High School is 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.4:1. The average ratio among high schools in Montana is 11.3:1, lower than at this school. About 33% of students, or 452, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Missoula County has these Census figures: median household income is about $75,598, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Sentinel High School is among the 47 public schools in Missoula County.

Missoula Connect Academy HS is the public school closest to Sentinel High School, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Under the NCES locale system, Sentinel High School is City: Small.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 1,278 to 1,365. Students per teacher rose from 12.3 in 2020-21 to 16.4 in 2024-25.

Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Missoula County at a glance

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Population
120,672
Census ACS
Median income
$75,598
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
14,099 students

Quick facts

School name
Sentinel High School
District
Missoula H S
Address
901 South Avenue West, Missoula, MT 59801
Phone
(406) 728-2403
County
Missoula County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,365
Teachers (FTE)
83
Student–teacher ratio
16.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
452 (33%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
301854000564
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Sentinel High. Sentinel High School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Sentinel High School
How large is Sentinel High School?
Sentinel High School enrolls approximately 1,365 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Sentinel High School serve?
Sentinel High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Sentinel High School have?
Sentinel High School employs 83 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
How diverse is Sentinel High School?
Sentinel High School reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Sentinel High School in?
Sentinel High School is part of Missoula H S.
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