Middle Schools in Target Range Elementary

Summary:

There is one middle school, Target Range 7-8, located within the Target Range Elementary District in Montana. This middle school has consistently ranked among the top performers in the state, placing 7th out of 222 middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Target Range 7-8 stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with significantly higher proficiency rates in MAST/English Language Arts (60.45%), MAST/Mathematics (70.15%), and Montana Science Assessment/Science (77.78%) compared to the state averages (43.09%, 36.77%, and 38.16%, respectively). The school's performance is also notably higher than its feeder school, Target Range Elementary, across all three subject areas. These strong academic outcomes may be attributed to the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 17.3 and its higher per-student spending of $8,120 for the 2018-2019 school year, both of which are above national averages.

Overall, Target Range 7-8 appears to be a standout middle school within the Target Range Elementary District, providing an exceptional educational experience for its students and consistently outperforming its peers across the state of Montana.

District Detail

4095 South Avenue West
Missoula, MT 59804

(406) 549-9239

SchoolDigger Rank:
69^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 544

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAST English Language Arts (2025)	MAST Mathematics (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	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Target Range 7-8	Public	7-8	4095 South Avenue West	Missoula	59804	Missoula County	Target Range Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 549-9239	134	8	17.3	30.6%	116 (86.6%)	2 (1.5%)	4 (3.0%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.7%)	88.8	7^th of 222 public middle schools	96.8%		72.6	28^th of 123 public middle schools	77.2%	21	60.5	70.2	$11,737

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Missoula High School	1.12 mi	5	119^th
Missoula Elementary	1.88 mi	14	165^th
Lolo Elementary	2.59 mi	2	238^th
Hellgate Elementary	3.27 mi	4	118^th
DeSmet Elementary	5.83 mi	2	91^st

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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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