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Skyview High School

1775 High Sierra Blvd, Billings, MT 59105 · (406) 281-5200 · Yellowstone County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,542 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
1,542
High
DISTRICT 907 · STATE 238
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
606 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 938725%
Grade 1040126%
Grade 1137624%
Grade 1237825%
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 40% · US 70%
White
1,19578%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 76% · US 43%
Hispanic
1208%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 30%
Black
151%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
40%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
1137%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
896%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 10% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
60%
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
77650%
Female
76650%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
39.0%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
26.0%
MT avg 36.0%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 Skyview High School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Skyview High School this school1,54239.3%N/A
Billings West High School
Billings
2,11530.1%N/A
Billings Sr High School
Billings
1,62950.0%N/A
Great Falls High School
Great Falls
1,54854.5%N/A
Hamilton High School
Hamilton
46043.3%N/A
C M Russell High School
Great Falls
1,41239.9%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 Skyview High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MontanaIn Yellowstone County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
26.0%#39 of 68#2 of 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#43 of 70#3 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,542#4 of 180#3 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.8:1#47 of 50#7 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
38.5%#9 of 50#3 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
39.3%#47 of 83#4 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.3%#23 of 25N/A
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
1,542
-104 (-6%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,254
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,54282.218.8:139% (606)
2023-241,59681.519.6:134% (539)
2022-231,60283.719.1:1N/A
2020-211,64610715.4:1N/A
2017-181,61181.119.9:126% (426)
2015-161,4897220.7:129% (431)
2010-111,5228019.0:127% (410)
2000-011,5717122.1:112% (189)
1990-911,2546020.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skyview High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,611 to 1,542); teachers up 1% (81.1 to 82.2).

About Skyview High School

Skyview High School is a public large high school in Billings, Montana. The school has 1,542 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 238 students for high schools in Montana.

In Billings H S, 6 schools enroll a combined 5,444 students.

The student body at Skyview High School is 78% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Native American. The White share of the county population is higher, at 86%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.

The school's 82.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. The average for high schools in Montana is 11.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Skyview High School, 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Yellowstone County, the average is 48%.

The school is in Yellowstone County, where the median household earns about $76,570 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Skyview High School shares Yellowstone County with 67 other public schools.

Castle Rock Middle School sits about 0.7 miles from Skyview High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,542, down from 1,646 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 15.4 in 2020-21 to 18.8 in 2024-25.

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Yellowstone County at a glance

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Population
168,957
Census ACS
Median income
$76,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
23,853 students

Quick facts

School name
Skyview High School
District
Billings H S
Address
1775 High Sierra Blvd, Billings, MT 59105
Phone
(406) 281-5200
County
Yellowstone County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,542
Teachers (FTE)
82
Student–teacher ratio
18.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
606 (39%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
300390000871
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Skyview High schools

4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Skyview High. Skyview High School is the 2nd largest of the 5.

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Frequently asked questions

About Skyview High School
What is the total enrollment at Skyview High School?
Skyview High School enrolls approximately 1,542 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Skyview High School serve?
Skyview High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Skyview High School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Skyview High School.
How diverse is Skyview High School?
Skyview High School reports a student body of 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Skyview High School in?
Skyview High School is part of Billings H S.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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