📍 5th and Anderson, Big Timber, Sweet Grass County, 59011
Big Timber 7-8 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Big Timber, Sweet Grass County. The school has 75 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Big Timber Elem school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 4.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Big Timber 7-8 enrolls 75 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 4.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 70 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.3% |
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 Timber 7-8 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 30, state house district 59.
Big Timber 7-8 is one of 2 schools in Big Timber Elem, based in Big Timber, Montana. The district serves 291 students district-wide and employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 75 students, Big Timber 7-8 is smaller than the district average of about 146 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote