📍 398 First Ave, Big Sandy, Chouteau County, 59520
Big Sandy 7-8 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Big Sandy, Chouteau County. The school has 29 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Big Sandy K-12 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 10.0:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Big Sandy 7-8 enrolls 29 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 2.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 24 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 10% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 6.9% |
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.
Big Sandy 7-8 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 14, state house district 27.
Big Sandy 7-8 is one of 3 schools in Big Sandy K-12, based in Big Sandy, Montana. The district serves 181 students district-wide and employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 29 students, Big Sandy 7-8 is smaller than the district average of about 60 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote