Lolo Middle School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Lolo, Montana

Lolo Middle School in Lolo, Montana enrolled 239 students in 2024-25 with 15.8 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Montana middle-school median of 11.9. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

217 students in 2022-23, 217 students in 2023-24, 239 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.3 to 15.8.

Students enrolled at Lolo Middle School by school year2022-23: 217, 2023-24: 217, 2024-25: 23901002003002022-232172023-242172024-25239
Students enrolled at Lolo Middle School by school year2022-23: 217, 2023-24: 217, 2024-25: 23901002003002022-232172023-242172024-25239
Students enrolled at Lolo Middle School by school year2022-23: 217, 2023-24: 217, 2024-25: 23901002003002022-232172023-242172024-25239
Students enrolled at Lolo Middle School by school year2022-23: 217, 2023-24: 217, 2024-25: 23901002003002022-232172023-242172024-25239
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2321715.314.2
2023-2421714.714.8
2024-2523915.815.2

15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 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; Lolo Middle School 15.2; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherLolo Middle School 15.2state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; Lolo Middle School 15.2; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherLolo Middle School 15.2state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; Lolo Middle School 15.2; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherLolo Middle School 15.2state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; Lolo Middle School 15.2; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherLolo Middle School 15.2state 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 218 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lolo Middle School enrolled 218 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 218 of the 218 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent31.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.7% of students were White, 5.0% Hispanic, 4.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White88.7%
  2. Hispanic5.0%
  3. Two or more races4.2%
  4. Asian0.8%
  5. American Indian0.8%
  6. Black0.4%

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 Lolo Middle School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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, 2021-2244%43%45.7%
Math, 2022-2334%33% (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 Lolo

2 public middle schools in Lolo report 2024-25 enrollment; Lolo Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lolo Middle School23915.223.8%
Woodman 7-869.0not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lolo Middle School

  1. Meadow Hill Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 5.3 miles away: 414 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
  2. Target Range 7-8The next nearest public middle school, 6.0 miles away: 134 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.0 mi
  3. Compare Lolo Middle School with Meadow Hill Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lolo Elementary spends per student$12,874 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,874
  5. The largest public schools in MontanaLolo Middle School is the number 44 by size of 225 Montana middle schools open in 2024-25.#44 of 225
  6. Montana schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 11.9 for middle schools.15.2:1
  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 Lolo Middle School

  1. How many students attend Lolo Middle School?
    239 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 217 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lolo, MT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lolo Middle School?
    15.2 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 Lolo Middle School a Title I school?
    Lolo Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Lolo Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lolo Middle School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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 Lolo Middle School in?
    Lolo Elementary, NCES district ID 3017130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 301713000821 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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