Summary:
The city of Hot Springs, Montana is home to three schools - one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school - all serving the Hot Springs K-12 district. While the high school stands out as a strong performer, the elementary and middle schools show more mixed results, with areas of both strength and weakness compared to district and state averages.
Hot Springs High School is the top-performing school in the district, ranked 38 out of 182 Montana high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the state average in 11th-grade proficiency for English Language Arts and Science. In contrast, Hot Springs School (Elementary) and Hot Springs 7-8 (Middle School) show more mixed results, with some areas of strength, such as middle school science proficiency, and areas of weakness, such as elementary school math and English Language Arts proficiency.
Across all three schools, the district faces socioeconomic challenges, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 55% to 65.77%. However, spending per student is consistent at $13,727 across the district, indicating that funding is not a significant differentiating factor in school performance. The data suggests that the lower-performing schools may benefit from targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes and overall school performance within the Hot Springs K-12 district.
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