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Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8

Public Grades 7-8
61st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 222 Montana Middle Schools
Better than 73% of Montana middle schools
Summary

Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8 is a public middle school in Chester, Montana, serving 30 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary District, which is ranked 90 out of 387 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8 has consistently performed above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with a 50% proficiency rate in ELA and 62.5% in Mathematics in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 43.09% and 36.77%, respectively. However, the school's Science proficiency rate has been lower than the state average at 20%. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 25th out of 156 Montana middle schools in 2014-2015 to 114th out of 200 in 2020-2021, and its SchoolDigger rating has also varied from 1 to 4 stars.

Compared to the nearby North Star 7-8 school, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8 has significantly higher academic performance, with North Star 7-8's proficiency rates at 30% in ELA and 35% in Mathematics. Additionally, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8 has a lower student-teacher ratio of 6.9, compared to North Star 7-8's 8.6, and a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 60%, indicating a greater level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

30
Students ?
6.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,064
Per pupil spending ?
60%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 101 School Street
       Chester, MT  59522

(406) 759-5108

District: Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary


Students who attend Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8 usually attend:

High:    Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School

Feeder schools for Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8:

Elementary:    Chester-Joplin-Inverness School
Racial breakdown:

White:
93.3%
Pacific Islander:
6.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2010 → 73rd in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Montana average (48% vs 40% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2010
✓Above the Montana median (73rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Science scores 18 pts below the Montana average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school48%
District avg53%
Montana avg40%
61st of 222
Montana public middle schools ?
Top 27%▼ down 11 pts since 2015
From top 16% (2015) to top 27% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
90th of 387Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary among Montana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMontana percentileRating
202563.661 of 22272.5%★★★★☆
202439.375 of 12339.0%★★☆☆☆
202356.178 of 18758.3%★★★☆☆
202251.1105 of 19044.7%★★☆☆☆
202146.2114 of 20043.0%★★☆☆☆
201574.625 of 15684.0%★★★★☆
201346.8113 of 15928.9%★☆☆☆☆
201248.2107 of 15631.4%★★☆☆☆
201159.375 of 16153.4%★★★☆☆
201055.985 of 15645.5%★★☆☆☆
200953.187 of 14740.8%★★☆☆☆
200874.223 of 14984.6%★★★★☆
200783.09 of 14793.9%★★★★★
200592.04 of 16497.6%★★★★★
200479.725 of 17185.4%★★★★☆
By subject vs Montana (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics62%+26 vs state
English Language Arts50%+7 vs state
Science20%-18 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8

Students who attend Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8 usually go on to attend Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School

Students at Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8 are 93% White, 7% Pacific Islander.

In the 2024-25 school year, 30 students attended Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8.

Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8 ranks 61st of 222 Montana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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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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