High Schools in Lame Deer High School

Summary:

Lame Deer High School is the sole high school serving the Lame Deer, Montana area, which is part of the Lame Deer High School district. The school serves grades 9-12 and faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

Lame Deer High School is ranked 174 out of 182 Montana high schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on ACT proficiency tests is very low, with only 2.78% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, 0% in Mathematics, and 0% in Science. Additionally, the school has a very high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 100% for the 2024-2025 school year, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population.

Despite the high per-student spending of $18,824 for the 2018-2019 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average, the school's performance metrics remain poor. The student-teacher ratio of 16.3 for the 2024-2025 school year may also be a contributing factor to the school's struggles, as it could limit the individual attention and support that students receive. Addressing these issues will likely require a multi-faceted approach that addresses academic, socioeconomic, and resource allocation factors to improve the educational outcomes for students at Lame Deer High School.

District Detail

101 West Boundary St
Lame Deer, MT 59043

(406) 477-6305

SchoolDigger Rank:
376^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: 9-12
Students: 170

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT with Writing English Language Arts (2025)	ACT with Writing Mathematics (2025)	ACT with Writing Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT with Writing English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT with Writing Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT with Writing Science 11th Grade	Total
Lame Deer High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	3 Mi South of Lame Deer	Lame Deer	59043	Rosebud County	Lame Deer High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(406) 477-8900	170	10	16.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	165 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4.7	174^th of 182 public high schools	4.4%		2.2	118^th of 122 public high schools	3.3%	56	2.8	0.0	0.0	$26,701

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lame Deer Elementary	0 mi	2	375^th
Northern Cheyenne Tribal School	15.02 mi	1
Ashland Elementary	18.64 mi	2	379^th
Birney Elementary	19.78 mi	1	94^th
Colstrip Elementary	20.37 mi	2	319^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

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