📍 405 1st Street East, Clyde Park, Park County, 59018
Shields Valley 7-8 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Clyde Park, Park County. The school has 36 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shields Valley Elem school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 2.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Shields Valley 7-8 enrolls 36 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 61% male and 39% female. A teaching staff of 2.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 33 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 2.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shields Valley 7-8 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 30, state house district 59.
Shields Valley 7-8 is one of 2 schools in Shields Valley Elem, based in Clyde Park, Montana. The district serves 139 students district-wide and employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 36 students, Shields Valley 7-8 is smaller than the district average of about 70 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant