Reed Point 7-8

Reed Point 7-8 is a small public middle school in Reed Point, Montana, serving just 11 students in grades 7-8. Despite its small size, this school has consistently outperformed the state and its local Reed Point Elementary School District, which is ranked 39 out of 387 districts in Montana and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

In the 2024-2025 school year, an impressive 90.91% of Reed Point 7-8 students were proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages of 43.09% and 36.77%, respectively. The school also achieved a remarkable 100% proficiency rate in Science, compared to the state average of 38.16%. This sustained academic excellence has earned Reed Point 7-8 a remarkable rise in its statewide ranking, from 111th out of 156 middle schools in 2014-2015 to 1st out of 222 middle schools in 2024-2025, earning it a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the nearby Columbus Middle School and Absarokee 6-8 schools have respectable academic performance, they lag behind Reed Point 7-8 in several key metrics, such as test scores, statewide rankings, and student-teacher ratios. This suggests that Reed Point 7-8 may be employing more effective teaching and learning strategies or benefiting from other factors that contribute to its outstanding performance, even with a relatively high percentage of students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.