📍 160 West Street South, Highwood, Chouteau County, 59450
Highwood School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Highwood, Chouteau County. The school has 56 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highwood K-12 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 5.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highwood School enrolls 56 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 5.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 54 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1.8% |
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.
Highwood School 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 14, state house district 27.
Highwood School is one of 3 schools in Highwood K-12, based in Highwood, Montana. The district serves 106 students district-wide and employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 56 students, Highwood School is larger than the district average of about 35 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant