High Schools in Billings High School

The Billings High School District in Montana is home to 6 high schools, serving students in grades 9-12. The district's schools display a range of academic performance, with Billings West High School emerging as the top-performing school in the area, ranking 30th out of 182 Montana high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Billings West High School stands out for its strong academic results, outperforming the Billings High School district and the state of Montana in ACT proficiency rates for 11th-grade students in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school also has a relatively low free and reduced lunch rate of 30.12% and a student-teacher ratio of 15.2, which is lower than the other high schools in the district. In contrast, Billings Multilingual Academy and Billings Opportunity School have the lowest statewide rankings and significantly lower ACT proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages.

The data also reveals the unique approach of Billings Early College School, which offers students the opportunity to earn college credits while in high school. This school has a very low student-teacher ratio of 50, which is significantly higher than the other schools in the district, and a free and reduced lunch rate of 21.67%, which is lower than the district average. Overall, the Billings High School District faces challenges in addressing the performance disparities among its schools, with socioeconomic factors potentially playing a role in the observed differences.