Helena Middle School
1025 North Rodney
Helena MT, 59601, Lewis And Clark County
Phone: 406-324-1000
Ranking: 
(259 out of 448, bottom 42%)*
(259 out of 448, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Helena 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: | 41 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 654 | 695 | 674 | 674 | 653 | 682 | 702 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 211 | 32.3% | 246 | 35.4% | 199 | 29.5% | 234 | 34.7% | 225 | 34.5% | 199 | 29.2% | 224 | 31.9% |
| Grade 7: | 231 | 35.3% | 203 | 29.2% | 235 | 34.9% | 235 | 34.9% | 208 | 31.9% | 223 | 32.7% | 255 | 36.3% |
| Grade 8: | 212 | 32.4% | 246 | 35.4% | 240 | 35.6% | 205 | 30.4% | 220 | 33.7% | 260 | 38.1% | 223 | 31.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 341 | 52.1% | 373 | 53.7% | 353 | 52.4% | 365 | 54.2% | 340 | 52.1% | 361 | 52.9% | 380 | 54.1% |
| Female: | 313 | 47.9% | 322 | 46.3% | 321 | 47.6% | 309 | 45.8% | 305 | 46.7% | 313 | 45.9% | 318 | 45.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 43 | 6.6% | 41 | 5.9% | 40 | 5.9% | 46 | 6.8% | 47 | 7.2% | 49 | 7.2% | 44 | 6.3% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 28 | 4.3% | 32 | 4.6% | 26 | 3.9% | 21 | 3.1% | 15 | 2.3% | 10 | 1.5% | 14 | 2.0% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.4% | 17 | 2.4% | 19 | 2.8% | 17 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.5% | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.1% |
| White: | 567 | 86.7% | 600 | 86.3% | 581 | 86.2% | 580 | 86.1% | 564 | 86.4% | 604 | 88.6% | 626 | 89.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 240 | 36.7% | 236 | 34.0% | 184 | 27.3% | 217 | 32.2% | 161 | 24.7% | 202 | 29.6% | 168 | 23.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 8.6% | 60 | 8.6% | 40 | 5.9% | 60 | 8.9% | 61 | 9.3% | 71 | 10.4% | 73 | 10.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.02 | 17.05 | 16.14 | 16.46 | 15.19 | 15.20 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 63.5% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 68.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 61% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 83.8% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86.4% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 83% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 84% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 64.1% | 60.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 68.9% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | 67% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 62% | 66% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 79% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 88.2% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | 82% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 70.5% | 64% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 65.9% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 67.1% | 57.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 64.2% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 63% | 60% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63% | 60% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 68.3% | 58.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 71.3% | 63.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 85.5% | 75.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 83.7% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 81% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | 81% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65% | 60% |
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* Helena Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.