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Terry High School

Public Grades 9-12
99th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 182 Montana High Schools
Better than 46% of Montana high schools
Summary

Terry High School is a small public high school serving grades 9-12 in the town of Terry, MT. With just 48 students, the school is part of the Terry K-12 Schools district, which is ranked 270 out of 387 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Terry High School's performance on standardized tests has been mixed compared to the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ACT with Writing/English Language Arts (50%) and Mathematics (25%) were lower than the state averages (54.99% and 31.25%, respectively). However, the school's science proficiency rate (25%) was also below the state average of 30.03%. On the other hand, the school's reading proficiency on the Montana State Tests (54.55%) exceeded the state average of 45.88%.

Despite these academic challenges, Terry High School has some strengths, including a relatively low student-teacher ratio ranging from 7.4 to 9.6 students per teacher, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, the school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $15,156, higher than the state average. These factors suggest opportunities for more personalized instruction and targeted interventions to improve student outcomes, particularly in mathematics and science.

48
Students ?
9.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,298
Per pupil spending ?
41.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 215 East Park
       Terry, MT  59349

(406) 635-5533

District: Terry K-12 Schools


Feeder schools for Terry High School:

Elementary:    Terry School
Middle:    Terry Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
85.4%
American Indian:
6.3%
Hispanic:
4.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2009 → 46th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Montana average (33% vs 39% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2009
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school33%
District avg33%
Montana avg39%
99th of 182
Montana public high schools ?
Bottom 46%▲ up 36 pts since 2015
From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
270th of 387Terry K-12 Schools 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
202550.799 of 18245.6%★★☆☆☆
202452.439 of 12268.0%★★★☆☆
201812.5107 of 11910.1%★☆☆☆☆
201746.857 of 11148.6%★★☆☆☆
201517.883 of 929.8%★☆☆☆☆
201366.037 of 12871.1%★★★★☆
201265.046 of 12964.3%★★★☆☆
201180.69 of 12292.6%★★★★★
201058.961 of 13554.8%★★★☆☆
200959.252 of 13561.5%★★★☆☆
200632.3101 of 13826.8%★☆☆☆☆
200568.943 of 14269.7%★★★★☆
200473.834 of 13775.2%★★★★☆
By subject vs Montana (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts50%-5 vs state
Mathematics25%-6 vs state
Science25%-5 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Terry High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 48 students attended Terry High School.

Students at Terry High School are 85% White, 6% American Indian, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Terry High School ranks 99th of 182 Montana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Terry High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Terry School
Middle : Terry Middle School


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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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