Summary:
Box Elder High School is a small public high school in Box Elder, Montana, serving 108 students in grades 9-12, with a predominantly Native American student body making up 97.22% of the population in the 2022-2023 school year. Despite its small size, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Montana high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Compared to nearby schools like Big Sandy High School, Box Elder High School has an extremely high percentage of Native American students, ranging from 96.19% to 97.22% over the past three school years. This lack of diversity is accompanied by persistent academic underperformance, with proficiency rates well below the state averages in mathematics, reading, and science. In the 2022-2023 school year, only 7.69% of Box Elder students were proficient or better in mathematics, 23.08% in reading, and 10.53% in science, compared to the state averages of 36.59%, 46.03%, and 37.03%, respectively.
While Box Elder High School's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 8.7 to 9.8 over the past three school years, this does not seem to have translated into improved academic outcomes. The school's 1-star rating from SchoolDigger is significantly lower than the 4-star rating earned by Big Sandy High School in the 2021-2022 school year. Additionally, Rocky Boy High School, which is also predominantly Native American, has even lower academic achievement and a lower school ranking than Box Elder High School, suggesting that the challenges facing these rural and Native American communities in Montana may be complex and multifaceted.
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