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Highwood High School

Public Grades 9-12
118th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 182 Montana High Schools
Better than 35% of Montana high schools
Summary

Highwood High School is a small public high school in Highwood, Montana, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of just 25. The school is part of the Highwood K-12 school district, which is ranked 182 out of 387 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highwood High School has had a strong performance history, ranking as high as 1st out of 135 Montana high schools in 2008-2009 and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger until the 2024-2025 school year, when it dropped to a 2-star rating. However, the school's test scores in ACT with Writing and Montana State Tests are now significantly lower than the state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20% of Highwood High School's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT with Writing/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 54.99%. The school also has a high percentage of students (64%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which is significantly higher than the nearby Fort Benton High School (43.75%) and Belt High School (32.61%).

On a positive note, Highwood High School has a very low student-teacher ratio of 5 students per teacher, which is significantly lower than the nearby schools of Fort Benton High School (12.6 students per teacher) and Belt High School (11.5 students per teacher). This suggests a more personalized learning environment, but it will be important to understand how the school is leveraging this small class size to improve student outcomes, particularly in the areas where they are underperforming.

25
Students ?
5.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,611
Per pupil spending ?
64%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 160 West Street South
       Highwood, MT  59450

(406) 733-2081

District: Highwood K-12


Feeder schools for Highwood High School:

Elementary:    Highwood School
Middle:    Highwood Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
96.0%
Hispanic:
4.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2004 → 35th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 5 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Montana average (27% vs 39% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2004
!English Language Arts scores 35 pts below the Montana average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school27%
District avg27%
Montana avg39%
118th of 182
Montana public high schools ?
Bottom 35%▼ down 56 pts since 2015
From top 9% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
182nd of 387Highwood K-12 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
202542.7118 of 18235.2%★★☆☆☆
202363.126 of 12479.0%★★★★☆
202279.64 of 11496.5%★★★★★
201586.98 of 9291.3%★★★★★
201387.96 of 12895.3%★★★★★
200997.11 of 13599.3%★★★★★
200789.92 of 13698.5%★★★★★
200685.012 of 13891.3%★★★★★
200471.540 of 13770.8%★★★★☆
By subject vs Montana (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics40%+9 vs state
English Language Arts20%-35 vs state
Science20%-10 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Highwood High School

Students at Highwood High School are 96% White, 4% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 25 students attended Highwood High School.

Highwood High School ranks 118th of 182 Montana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Highwood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Highwood School
Middle : Highwood Middle School


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