Grass Range High School

Grass Range High School is the sole public high school serving grades 9-12 in the small town of Grass Range, Montana. With an enrollment of just 27 students, the school has faced significant challenges in recent years, as evidenced by its declining performance and low proficiency rates on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, Grass Range High School ranked 158 out of 182 Montana high schools, earning a 1-star rating, down from a rank of 99 out of 136 high schools in 2006-2007 and 68 out of 142 high schools in 2004-2005.

The school's proficiency rates in ACT with Writing/English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science were significantly lower than the state averages, at 16.67%, 16.67%, and 0%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 54.99%, 31.25%, and 30.03%. This suggests that the school is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 48.15% in the 2024-2025 school year, indicating that the student population comes from a lower socioeconomic background, which may contribute to the academic challenges.

Despite the small size of Grass Range High School, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.5 to 1, the school's spending per student was relatively high at $27,294 for the 2018-2019 school year. This raises questions about the efficient use of resources and the impact of this spending on student outcomes. Overall, the data suggests that Grass Range High School is facing significant challenges and may benefit from a closer examination of the factors contributing to its declining performance.