Ryegate 7-8

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

Ryegate 7-8 in Ryegate, Montana enrolled 8 students in 2024-25 with 1.7 full-time teachers, 4.7 students per teacher against the Montana middle-school median of 11.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading and under 50% proficient in math in 2021-22 (Montana: 45.7% and 35.2%).

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

Enrollment rose 100% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 38%

4 students in 2022-23, 10 students in 2023-24, 8 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.2 to 1.7.

Students enrolled at Ryegate 7-8 by school year2022-23: 4, 2023-24: 10, 2024-25: 802.557.5102022-2342023-24102024-258
Students enrolled at Ryegate 7-8 by school year2022-23: 4, 2023-24: 10, 2024-25: 802.557.5102022-2342023-24102024-258
Students enrolled at Ryegate 7-8 by school year2022-23: 4, 2023-24: 10, 2024-25: 802.557.5102022-2342023-24102024-258
Students enrolled at Ryegate 7-8 by school year2022-23: 4, 2023-24: 10, 2024-25: 802.557.5102022-2342023-24102024-258
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341.23.2
2023-24101.09.8
2024-2581.74.7

4.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 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; Ryegate 7-8 4.7; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherRyegate 7-8 4.7state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; Ryegate 7-8 4.7; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherRyegate 7-8 4.7state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; Ryegate 7-8 4.7; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherRyegate 7-8 4.7state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; Ryegate 7-8 4.7; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherRyegate 7-8 4.7state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ryegate 7-8 enrolled 5 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent25.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.5% of students were White, 12.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White87.5%
  2. Two or more races12.5%

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

In 2021-22, the students tested at Ryegate 7-8 scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading and under 50% in math, against 45.7% in reading and 35.2% in math across Montana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Montana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMontana
Reading and language artsunder 50%11‑19%45.7%
Mathunder 50%20% or less35.2%

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

What to look at next about Ryegate 7-8

  1. Lavina Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 15 miles away: 20 students, 9.7 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  2. Rapelje 7-8The next nearest public middle school, 23 miles away: 14 students, 6.7 per teacher (2024-25).23 mi
  3. Compare Ryegate 7-8 with Lavina Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ryegate K-12 Schools spends per student$36,568 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$36,568
  5. The largest public schools in MontanaRyegate 7-8 is the number 213 by size of 225 Montana middle schools open in 2024-25.#213 of 225
  6. Montana schools by students per teacher4.7 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 11.9 for middle schools.4.7:1
  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 Ryegate 7-8

  1. How many students attend Ryegate 7-8?
    8 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 4 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Ryegate, MT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ryegate 7-8?
    4.7 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 Ryegate 7-8 a Title I school?
    Ryegate 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 Ryegate 7-8 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Ryegate 7-8 scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading and under 50% in math, against 45.7% in reading and 35.2% in math 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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Ryegate 7-8 in?
    Ryegate K-12 Schools, NCES district ID 3023340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 302334000981 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: 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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