Anaconda Jr High School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Anaconda, Montana

Anaconda Jr High School in Anaconda, Montana enrolled 148 students in 2024-25 with 11.9 full-time teachers, 12.4 students per teacher against the Montana middle-school median of 11.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Montana: 45.7% and 36.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 24%

176 students in 2022-23, 168 students in 2023-24, 148 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.8 to 11.9.

Students enrolled at Anaconda Jr High School by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 168, 2024-25: 1480501001502002022-231762023-241682024-25148
Students enrolled at Anaconda Jr High School by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 168, 2024-25: 1480501001502002022-231762023-241682024-25148
Students enrolled at Anaconda Jr High School by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 168, 2024-25: 1480501001502002022-231762023-241682024-25148
Students enrolled at Anaconda Jr High School by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 168, 2024-25: 1480501001502002022-231762023-241682024-25148
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2317615.811.2
2023-2416811.914.1
2024-2514811.912.4

12.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 of every 100 Montana middle schools

Among the 218 Montana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; This school 12.4; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.4state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; This school 12.4; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.4state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; This school 12.4; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.4state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; This school 12.4; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.4state median 11.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 189 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Anaconda Jr High School enrolled 189 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 34 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 189 of the 189 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions34
  • Chronically absent35.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.8% of students were White, 6.8% Hispanic, 4.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White87.8%
  2. Hispanic6.8%
  3. Two or more races4.1%
  4. American Indian1.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Anaconda Jr High School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 across Montana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Montana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMontana
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%36%45.7%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%27% (2021-22)36.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Anaconda Jr High School

  1. Ramsay Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 15 miles away: 42 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  2. E F Duvall 7-8The next nearest public middle school, 21 miles away: 88 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).21 mi
  3. Compare Anaconda Jr High School with Ramsay Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Anaconda Elementary spends per student$15,789 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,789
  5. The largest public schools in MontanaAnaconda Jr High School is the number 59 by size of 225 Montana middle schools open in 2024-25.#59 of 225
  6. Montana schools by students per teacher12.4 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 11.9 for middle schools.12.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Anaconda Jr High School

  1. How many students attend Anaconda Jr High School?
    148 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 176 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Anaconda, MT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Anaconda Jr High School?
    12.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Montana median for middle schools is 11.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Anaconda Jr High School a Title I school?
    Anaconda Jr High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Anaconda Jr High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Anaconda Jr High School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 across Montana. Montana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Anaconda Jr High School in?
    Anaconda Elementary, NCES district ID 3002010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 300201000014 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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