Overview of Highwood Middle School:Highwood Middle School is a public school situated in Highwood, MT, which is in a distant rural environment. The learner population of Highwood Middle School is 32, and the school serves 6-8. At Highwood Middle School, 70% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 90% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner population is 19%. The learner-teacher ratio is 8:1, which is better than that of the district. The learner population is made up of 50% female learners and 50% male learners. The school serves 22% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 4 equivalent full-time teachers and 0 full-time school counselors.

Test Scores at Highwood Middle School: At Highwood Middle School, 70% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 90% scored above or at that level for reading. Juxtaposed with the district, the school did about the same in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Highwood K-12, 70% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 70% tested above or at that level for math.

Highwood Middle School performed better in math and better in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Montana, 49% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 40% tested above or at that level for math.