Bigfork 7-8

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Bigfork, Montana

Bigfork 7-8 in Bigfork, Montana enrolled 236 students in 2024-25 with 9.8 full-time teachers, 24.0 students per teacher against the Montana middle-school median of 11.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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 rose 58% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%

149 students in 2022-23, 153 students in 2023-24, 236 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.9 to 9.8.

Students enrolled at Bigfork 7-8 by school year2022-23: 149, 2023-24: 153, 2024-25: 23601002003002022-231492023-241532024-25236
Students enrolled at Bigfork 7-8 by school year2022-23: 149, 2023-24: 153, 2024-25: 23601002003002022-231492023-241532024-25236
Students enrolled at Bigfork 7-8 by school year2022-23: 149, 2023-24: 153, 2024-25: 23601002003002022-231492023-241532024-25236
Students enrolled at Bigfork 7-8 by school year2022-23: 149, 2023-24: 153, 2024-25: 23601002003002022-231492023-241532024-25236
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231498.916.8
2023-241539.116.8
2024-252369.824.0

24.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 100 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; Bigfork 7-8 24.0; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherBigfork 7-8 24.0state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; Bigfork 7-8 24.0; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherBigfork 7-8 24.0state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; Bigfork 7-8 24.0; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherBigfork 7-8 24.0state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; Bigfork 7-8 24.0; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherBigfork 7-8 24.0state 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 304 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bigfork 7-8 enrolled 152 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 304 of the 152 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent36.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.5% of students were White, 5.1% Hispanic, 1.7% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. White91.5%
  2. Hispanic5.1%
  3. American Indian1.7%
  4. Two or more races0.8%
  5. Black0.4%
  6. Asian0.4%

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 Bigfork 7-8 scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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, 2021-2260‑64%61%45.7%
Math, 2022-2335‑39%36% (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.

Middle schools in Bigfork

2 public middle schools in Bigfork report 2024-25 enrollment; Bigfork 7-8 is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bigfork 7-823624.019.9%
Swan River 6-8529.7100.0%

All public schools in Bigfork →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bigfork 7-8

  1. Swan River 6-8The nearest public middle school, 3.2 miles away: 52 students, 9.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  2. Somers Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.9 miles away: 231 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).6.9 mi
  3. Compare Bigfork 7-8 with Swan River 6-8Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bigfork Elementary spends per student$10,189 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,189
  5. The largest public schools in MontanaBigfork 7-8 is the number 45 by size of 225 Montana middle schools open in 2024-25.#45 of 225
  6. Montana schools by students per teacher24.0 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 11.9 for middle schools.24.0:1
  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 Bigfork 7-8

  1. How many students attend Bigfork 7-8?
    236 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 149 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Bigfork, MT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bigfork 7-8?
    24.0 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 Bigfork 7-8 a Title I school?
    Bigfork 7-8 ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bigfork 7-8 do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bigfork 7-8 scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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 Bigfork 7-8 in?
    Bigfork Elementary, NCES district ID 3003820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 300382000966 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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