Summary:
The Hays-Lodge Pole 7-8 middle school is the sole middle school within the Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schls district in Montana. This small school serves a high-poverty student population, with a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, and struggles academically, ranking 197 out of 222 Montana middle schools and earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Hays-Lodge Pole 7-8 has significantly lower proficiency rates in core subjects compared to the state averages, with just 11.54% proficiency in MAST/English Language Arts, 14.81% in MAST/Mathematics, and 25% in Montana Science Assessment/Science. These scores are also lower than the overall performance of the Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schls district. Despite the school's high spending of $18,904 per student, which is well above the state average, the academic outcomes remain poor.
With only 27 students, Hays-Lodge Pole 7-8 is a very small middle school, which may impact the availability of resources, course offerings, and extracurricular activities. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 7.5 to 1 is typically considered a positive factor, but it has not translated into improved academic performance. Overall, the data suggests that the Hays-Lodge Pole 7-8 middle school faces significant challenges in supporting the educational needs of its high-poverty student population and improving student outcomes.
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