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Valier High School

Public Grades 9-12
43rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 182 Montana High Schools
Better than 76% of Montana high schools
Summary

Valier High School is a small public high school in Valier, Montana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 37 students. The school is part of the Valier High School District, which is ranked 86 out of 387 school districts in the state and rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Valier High School has shown strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts, with 85.71% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT with Writing/English Language Arts, significantly higher than the state average of 54.99%. However, the school's performance in Mathematics and Science is relatively lower, with only 28.57% of 11th-grade students being proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 31.25% and 30.03%, respectively. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from a high of 43 out of 182 Montana high schools in the 2024-2025 school year to a low of 113 out of 138 high schools in the 2020-2021 school year.

Valier High School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 48.65% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is higher than the nearby Conrad High School, which had a 40.48% free and reduced lunch rate in the same year. However, Valier High School has a low student-teacher ratio of 6.5 students per teacher, significantly lower than the 8.8 students per teacher at Conrad High School.

37
Students ?
6.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$30,565
Per pupil spending ?
48.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 804 4th Street
       Valier, MT  59486

(406) 279-3613

District: Valier High School


Feeder schools for Valier High School:

Elementary:    Dupuyer School
    Kingsbury Colony Attn Center
    Valier School
Middle:    Valier 7-8
Racial breakdown:

White:
56.8%
American Indian:
37.8%
Hispanic:
5.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2010 → 76th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Montana average (48% vs 39% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 24% of Montana high schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2010
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school48%
District avg48%
Montana avg39%
43rd of 182
Montana public high schools ?
Top 24%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From top 16% (2015) to top 24% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
86th of 387Valier High School 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
202570.643 of 18276.4%★★★★☆
20229.399 of 11413.2%★☆☆☆☆
202114.9113 of 13818.1%★☆☆☆☆
201824.396 of 11919.3%★☆☆☆☆
201729.488 of 11120.7%★☆☆☆☆
201577.815 of 9283.7%★★★★☆
201375.822 of 12882.8%★★★★☆
201271.531 of 12976.0%★★★★☆
201166.041 of 12266.4%★★★☆☆
201061.556 of 13558.5%★★★☆☆
200991.04 of 13597.0%★★★★★
200886.513 of 13990.6%★★★★★
200715.5123 of 1369.6%★☆☆☆☆
200692.27 of 13894.9%★★★★★
200562.460 of 14257.7%★★★☆☆
200474.731 of 13777.4%★★★★☆
By subject vs Montana (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts86%+31 vs state
Mathematics29%-3 vs state
Science29%~ state avg

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Frequently Asked Questions about Valier High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 37 students attended Valier High School.

Students at Valier High School are 57% White, 38% American Indian, 5% Hispanic.

Valier High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dupuyer School
Elementary : Kingsbury Colony Attn Center
Elementary : Valier School
Middle : Valier 7-8

Valier High School ranks 43rd of 182 Montana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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