Polson 7-8 Middle School
1602 2nd St West
Polson MT, 59860, Lake County
Phone: 406-883-6335
Ranking: 
(238 out of 448, bottom 47%)*
(238 out of 448, bottom 47%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
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 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 250 | 273 | 280 | 267 | 303 | 288 | 257 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 127 | 50.8% | 127 | 46.5% | 151 | 53.9% | 132 | 49.4% | 140 | 46.2% | 156 | 54.2% | 125 | 48.6% |
| Grade 8: | 123 | 49.2% | 146 | 53.5% | 129 | 46.1% | 135 | 50.6% | 163 | 53.8% | 132 | 45.8% | 132 | 51.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 138 | 55.2% | 131 | 48.0% | 123 | 43.9% | 130 | 48.7% | 148 | 48.8% | 151 | 52.4% | 136 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 112 | 44.8% | 142 | 52.0% | 157 | 56.1% | 137 | 51.3% | 147 | 48.5% | 129 | 44.8% | 117 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 100 | 40.0% | 100 | 36.6% | 91 | 32.5% | 89 | 33.3% | 110 | 36.3% | 104 | 36.1% | 70 | 27.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 3.6% | 10 | 3.7% | 7 | 2.5% | 9 | 3.4% | 5 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.7% | 7 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 135 | 54.0% | 159 | 58.2% | 179 | 63.9% | 166 | 62.2% | 184 | 60.7% | 176 | 61.1% | 177 | 68.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 99 | 39.6% | 120 | 44.0% | 107 | 38.2% | 105 | 39.3% | 100 | 33.0% | 95 | 33.0% | 70 | 27.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 13.6% | 25 | 9.2% | 37 | 13.2% | 36 | 13.5% | 34 | 11.2% | 38 | 13.2% | 23 | 8.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.95 | 13.41 | 14.61 | 13.41 | 15.22 | 14.90 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.8% | 60.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.2% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 67% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 66% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.3% | 64% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 58.4% | 57.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 60% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 60% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.1% | 58.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.4% | 63.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 75.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 81% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 81% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 60% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Polson 7-8 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.