📍 201 N Spruce, Townsend, Broadwater County, 59644
Townsend 7-8 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Townsend, Broadwater County. The school has 122 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Townsend K-12 Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Townsend 7-8 enrolls 122 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 107 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
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.
Townsend 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 35, state house district 70.
Townsend 7-8 is one of 3 schools in Townsend K-12 Schools, based in Townsend, Montana. The district serves 733 students district-wide and employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 122 students, Townsend 7-8 is smaller than the district average of about 244 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote