High Schools in Circle High School

Summary:

Circle High School is the sole high school serving the Circle, Montana area. While the school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, it currently ranks 86th out of 182 Montana high schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Circle High School has proficiency rates below the state averages in ACT with Writing/English Language Arts (46.67%) and Mathematics (40%), but its Science proficiency rate of 20% is also lower than the state average of 30.03%. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.2, but a high percentage of students (45.95%) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with lower socioeconomic status.

Compared to other high schools in Montana, Circle High School does not appear to be a standout performer, with its ranking and proficiency rates fluctuating over the past few years. The school may need to focus on improving its Science instruction and addressing the challenges posed by its socioeconomic demographics to maintain more consistent academic achievement.

District Detail

1105 F Avenue
Circle, MT 59215

(406) 485-3600

SchoolDigger Rank:
195^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: 9-12
Students: 74

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
Circle High School	Public	9-12	1105 F Avenue	Circle	59215	McCone County	Circle High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 485-3600	74	7	11.2	45.9%	70 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	55.1	86^th of 182 public high schools	52.7%		42.2	66^th of 122 public high schools	45.9%	20	46.7	40.0	20.0	$26,216

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Circle Elementary	0.04 mi	3	85^th
Lindsay Elementary	24.54 mi	1	223^rd
Richey High School	29.06 mi	1	150^th
Richey Elementary	29.08 mi	2	163^rd
Vida Elementary	29.31 mi	1	50^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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