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Chief Joseph Middle School
4255 Kimberwicke
Bozeman MT, 59718, Gallatin County
Phone: 406-522-6300
Ranking: 
(140 out of 448, top 31%)*
(140 out of 448, top 31%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Bozeman Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 43 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 667 | 615 | 593 | 574 | 556 | 561 | 554 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 236 | 35.4% | 208 | 33.8% | 200 | 33.7% | 210 | 36.6% | 186 | 33.5% | 194 | 34.6% | 192 | 34.7% |
| Grade 7: | 219 | 32.8% | 206 | 33.5% | 204 | 34.4% | 190 | 33.1% | 173 | 31.1% | 188 | 33.5% | 176 | 31.8% |
| Grade 8: | 212 | 31.8% | 201 | 32.7% | 189 | 31.9% | 174 | 30.3% | 197 | 35.4% | 179 | 31.9% | 186 | 33.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 342 | 51.3% | 325 | 52.8% | 315 | 53.1% | 297 | 51.7% | 282 | 50.7% | 282 | 50.3% | 284 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 325 | 48.7% | 290 | 47.2% | 278 | 46.9% | 277 | 48.3% | 266 | 47.8% | 271 | 48.3% | 266 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.6% | 12 | 2.1% | 17 | 3.1% |
| Asian: | 16 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.2% | 11 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 33 | 4.9% | 28 | 4.6% | 27 | 4.6% | 25 | 4.4% | 21 | 3.8% | 18 | 3.2% | 14 | 2.5% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.2% | 14 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.4% | 11 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.3% |
| White: | 584 | 87.6% | 539 | 87.6% | 523 | 88.2% | 511 | 89.0% | 503 | 90.5% | 511 | 91.1% | 502 | 90.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 156 | 23.4% | 163 | 26.5% | 148 | 25.0% | 111 | 19.3% | 103 | 18.5% | 78 | 13.9% | 74 | 13.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 7.3% | 44 | 7.2% | 48 | 8.1% | 29 | 5.1% | 25 | 4.5% | 48 | 8.6% | 39 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.64 | 14.80 | 14.84 | 15.53 | 14.83 | 14.90 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 66.8% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 66% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 85.9% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 89.6% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 94% | 83% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 90% | 84% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 71.2% | 60.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 76.8% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 66% | 67% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 78% | 66% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 86.1% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 91.2% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 93% | 82% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 78.1% | 64% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 74% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 76.1% | 57.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | 60% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 59% | 60% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 71.4% | 58.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 73.8% | 63.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 89.7% | 75.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 92.3% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | 81% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | 81% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | 60% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Chief Joseph Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.