Browning High School

Browning High School is a public high school located in Browning, Montana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 633 students. The school is part of the Browning High School District, which is ranked 363 out of 387 districts in Montana and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Browning High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Montana high schools based on the SchoolDigger ranking system, with a 0-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.64% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 54.99%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate for 11th-grade students was 0%, compared to the state average of 31.25%. The school's performance in Science is also very low, with only 1.02% of 11th-grade students being proficient or better, compared to the state average of 30.03%. Additionally, Browning High School has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, with 100% of students receiving this benefit in the 2024-2025 and 2023-2024 school years.

However, the school may have a potential advantage in its relatively low student-teacher ratio, which has ranged from 15:1 to 16.6:1 in recent years. This suggests that the school may have a relatively small class size, which could potentially provide more individualized attention to students. Nevertheless, the consistently low academic performance at Browning High School indicates a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student learning outcomes, as well as addressing the socioeconomic challenges faced by the predominantly low-income student population.