Polson Middle School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Polson, Montana
Polson Middle School in Polson, Montana enrolled 477 students in 2024-25 with 29.6 full-time teachers, 16.1 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, 37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
524 students in 2022-23, 495 students in 2023-24, 477 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.1 to 29.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 524 | 33.1 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 32.3 | 15.3 |
| 2024-25 | 477 | 29.6 | 16.1 |
16.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 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.
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 278 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Polson Middle School enrolled 556 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 96 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 278 of the 556 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions96
- Chronically absent52.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
54.9% of students were White, 37.5% American Indian, 3.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White54.9%
- American Indian37.5%
- Hispanic3.8%
- Two or more races2.1%
- Asian1.0%
- Black0.6%
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 Polson Middle School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Montana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 37% | 42% | 45.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 25% | 32% (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 Polson Middle School
- Ronan Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 432 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Charlo 6-8The next nearest public middle school, 17 miles away: 48 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare Polson Middle School with Ronan Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Polson Elementary spends per student$12,918 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,918
- The largest public schools in MontanaPolson Middle School is the number 21 by size of 225 Montana middle schools open in 2024-25.#21 of 225
- Montana schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 11.9 for middle schools.16.1:1
- 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 Polson Middle School
How many students attend Polson Middle School?
477 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 524 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Polson, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Polson Middle School?
16.1 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.Is Polson Middle School a Title I school?
Polson Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Polson Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Polson Middle School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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.What district is Polson Middle School in?
Polson Elementary, NCES district ID 3021060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 302106000632 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.