C M Russell High School
228 17th Ave Nw
Great Falls MT, 59404, Cascade County
Phone: 406-268-6100
Ranking: 
(84 out of 144, bottom 42%)*
(84 out of 144, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Great Falls High School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 92 | 98 | 93 | 101 | 104 | 111 | 113 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,515 | 1,490 | 1,512 | 1,528 | 1,496 | 1,618 | 1,677 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 432 | 28.5% | 417 | 28.0% | 434 | 28.7% | 426 | 27.9% | 400 | 26.7% | 444 | 27.4% | 506 | 30.2% |
| Grade 10: | 353 | 23.3% | 380 | 25.5% | 371 | 24.5% | 362 | 23.7% | 373 | 24.9% | 416 | 25.7% | 416 | 24.8% |
| Grade 11: | 358 | 23.6% | 366 | 24.6% | 345 | 22.8% | 363 | 23.8% | 368 | 24.6% | 384 | 23.7% | 399 | 23.8% |
| Grade 12: | 372 | 24.6% | 327 | 21.9% | 362 | 23.9% | 377 | 24.7% | 355 | 23.7% | 374 | 23.1% | 352 | 21.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 0.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 769 | 50.8% | 749 | 50.3% | 757 | 50.1% | 781 | 51.1% | 771 | 51.5% | 838 | 51.8% | 872 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 746 | 49.2% | 741 | 49.7% | 755 | 49.9% | 747 | 48.9% | 717 | 47.9% | 772 | 47.7% | 801 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 129 | 8.5% | 129 | 8.7% | 146 | 9.7% | 141 | 9.2% | 123 | 8.2% | 156 | 9.6% | 173 | 10.3% |
| Asian: | 18 | 1.2% | 19 | 1.3% | 11 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.8% | 23 | 1.5% | 26 | 1.6% | 31 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 51 | 3.4% | 42 | 2.8% | 45 | 3.0% | 40 | 2.6% | 26 | 1.7% | 19 | 1.2% | 20 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 38 | 2.5% | 40 | 2.7% | 34 | 2.2% | 28 | 1.8% | 22 | 1.5% | 20 | 1.2% | 23 | 1.4% |
| White: | 1,258 | 83.0% | 1,251 | 84.0% | 1,275 | 84.3% | 1,304 | 85.3% | 1,302 | 87.0% | 1,397 | 86.3% | 1,430 | 85.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 325 | 21.5% | 309 | 20.7% | 254 | 16.8% | 214 | 14.0% | 237 | 15.8% | 193 | 11.9% | 198 | 11.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 121 | 8.0% | 109 | 7.3% | 77 | 5.1% | 86 | 5.6% | 115 | 7.7% | 112 | 6.9% | 86 | 5.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.48 | 15.17 | 16.21 | 15.09 | 14.44 | 14.60 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.2% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 50.3% | 56.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 52.8% | 54.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 54.2% | 54.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 49% | 52% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 50% | 54% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68% | 63% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 70.8% | 67.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.7% | 75.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.6% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 77% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 77% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 42% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 41% | 42% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* C M Russell High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.