Helena Middle School

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Regular School · Helena, MT

Helena Middle School is a regular school school in Helena, Montana, serving grades 06–08 with 701 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.1:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

701

Teachers (FTE)

41.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	597	85%
Hispanic/Latino	43	6%
Two or more races	33	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	23	3%
Asian	3	0%
Black or African American	2	0%
Total enrollment	701	372M / 329F

English Language Learners: 4 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	29.0% -6.6pp	35.6%	582
Reading Proficiency	45.0% -3.6pp	48.6%	581
Science Proficiency	n/a	—	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.12 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

73 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

158

22.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	701	100%

Contact & Location

1325 Poplar Street

Helena, MT 59601

Phone: (406)324-1000

http://hms.helenaschools.org

District

Helena Elem

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,562

District enrollment: 5,225

Other Schools in District

Broadwater School Elementary
Bryant School Elementary
Central School Elementary
Four Georgians School Elementary
Hawthorne School Elementary
Jefferson School Elementary
Jim Darcy School Elementary
Kessler Elementary School Elementary

View all 12 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 59601) → CensusDepth.com
Montana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Montana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

300000500885

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD