Polson High School
1712 2nd St West
Polson MT, 59860, Lake County
Phone: 406-883-6351
Ranking: 
(81 out of 144, bottom 44%)*
(81 out of 144, bottom 44%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Polson High 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: | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 509 | 504 | 521 | 517 | 490 | 499 | 540 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 148 | 29.1% | 130 | 25.8% | 129 | 24.8% | 163 | 31.5% | 127 | 25.9% | 136 | 27.3% | 140 | 25.9% |
| Grade 10: | 120 | 23.6% | 119 | 23.6% | 162 | 31.1% | 127 | 24.6% | 133 | 27.1% | 122 | 24.4% | 160 | 29.6% |
| Grade 11: | 111 | 21.8% | 147 | 29.2% | 118 | 22.6% | 121 | 23.4% | 117 | 23.9% | 131 | 26.3% | 124 | 23.0% |
| Grade 12: | 130 | 25.5% | 108 | 21.4% | 112 | 21.5% | 106 | 20.5% | 113 | 23.1% | 110 | 22.0% | 116 | 21.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 240 | 47.2% | 248 | 49.2% | 265 | 50.9% | 276 | 53.4% | 262 | 53.5% | 242 | 48.5% | 261 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 269 | 52.8% | 256 | 50.8% | 256 | 49.1% | 241 | 46.6% | 220 | 44.9% | 249 | 49.9% | 275 | 50.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 143 | 28.1% | 154 | 30.6% | 154 | 29.6% | 160 | 30.9% | 120 | 24.5% | 112 | 22.4% | 129 | 23.9% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.4% | 15 | 2.9% | 15 | 2.9% | 15 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.2% | 12 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 349 | 68.6% | 332 | 65.9% | 343 | 65.8% | 331 | 64.0% | 346 | 70.6% | 360 | 72.1% | 390 | 72.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 133 | 26.1% | 150 | 29.8% | 155 | 29.8% | 154 | 29.8% | 124 | 25.3% | 114 | 22.8% | 119 | 22.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 8.4% | 32 | 6.3% | 45 | 8.6% | 44 | 8.5% | 51 | 10.4% | 40 | 8.0% | 45 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.02 | 15.58 | 15.84 | 15.26 | 14.83 | 14.40 | 15.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.1% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 56.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 44.2% | 54.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 54.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 52% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 54% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 63% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 67.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 75.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 77% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 77% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 42% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 42% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Polson 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.