Polson 5-6 School
1602 2nd St West
Polson MT, 59860, Lake County
Phone: 406-883-6335
Ranking: 
(265 out of 448, bottom 41%)*
(265 out of 448, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 6
School District: Polson 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: | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 269 | 255 | 249 | 272 | 267 | 257 | 267 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 139 | 51.7% | 136 | 53.3% | 122 | 49.0% | 126 | 46.3% | 143 | 53.6% | 127 | 49.4% | 124 | 46.4% |
| Grade 6: | 130 | 48.3% | 119 | 46.7% | 127 | 51.0% | 146 | 53.7% | 124 | 46.4% | 130 | 50.6% | 143 | 53.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 134 | 49.8% | 133 | 52.2% | 140 | 56.2% | 144 | 52.9% | 118 | 44.2% | 123 | 47.9% | 131 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 135 | 50.2% | 122 | 47.8% | 109 | 43.8% | 128 | 47.1% | 141 | 52.8% | 126 | 49.0% | 132 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 116 | 43.1% | 116 | 45.5% | 105 | 42.2% | 101 | 37.1% | 85 | 31.8% | 80 | 31.1% | 97 | 36.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.8% | 9 | 3.6% | 9 | 3.3% | 6 | 2.2% | 12 | 4.7% | 8 | 3.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 147 | 54.6% | 133 | 52.2% | 130 | 52.2% | 158 | 58.1% | 173 | 64.8% | 158 | 61.5% | 158 | 59.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 118 | 43.9% | 105 | 41.2% | 114 | 45.8% | 114 | 41.9% | 102 | 38.2% | 85 | 33.1% | 90 | 33.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 10.0% | 25 | 9.8% | 35 | 14.1% | 47 | 17.3% | 41 | 15.4% | 40 | 15.6% | 30 | 11.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.91 | 14.68 | 14.91 | 16.24 | 15.14 | 16.20 | 17.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.7% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 68% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.4% | 79.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 81% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 84% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.7% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 83% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 84% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Polson 5-6 School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.