The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Billings Sr High School
Billings Sr High School serves grades nine through twelve in Billings, Montana, operating as the comprehensive high school within the Billings H S district. The school sits near the heart of Billings, a city that functions as the primary trade and distribution center for a vast region covering much of Montana east of the Continental Divide, northern Wyoming, and parts of the Dakotas. The city has earned the nickname "Magic City" because of its sustained rapid growth since its founding as a railroad town, and it continues to be the fastest-growing city in Montana, serving as a regional hub for medical, finance, retail, and cultural amenities.
The student body is large, as one would expect for the principal high school in Montana's largest city. The composition reflects the broader regional demographics: a majority of students are white, with significant populations of Hispanic students and American Indian or Alaska Native students, along with smaller shares of students who identify as two or more races, Black, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a meaningful proportion of families with lower household incomes.
State testing data is not available for this school, and it is important to understand why. Montana administers the Smarter Balanced Assessment in grades three through eight and a separate science assessment in those grades; high school students are not included in those testing windows. As a result, the proficiency index used in the neighbor comparison places Billings Sr High at the bottom relative to other districts in Yellowstone County, but that index is based on reported proficiency rates that do not exist for this grade band. The missing data reflects the school's grade configuration, not its academic performance. A parent or resident seeking information on how well students at this high school are achieving should look for other indicators such as ACT scores, graduation rates, or college readiness metrics, none of which were available in this data. The four-year graduation rate was also not reported in the source material.
The school's program offerings were not provided, so this account cannot describe the breadth of Advanced Placement, dual-credit, career and technical education, or extracurricular opportunities that may exist. The district brief turned up no recent parent-relevant changes of lasting impact, meaning no major boundary shifts, consolidation plans, or leadership transitions surfaced in the search.
For families considering this school, the housing market context offers a grounded picture. Home values in the area are around the national benchmark, and rents are moderate relative to incomes. The county housing market shows a modest decline in median listing price year over year, while the number of active listings has decreased and days on market have increased slightly, suggesting a market that is no longer as hot as in prior years but still fairly active. The estimated monthly mortgage payment is above typical rents in the area, meaning renting may be the more affordable option for many households.
Billings itself provides a range of civic and cultural anchors, including ZooMontana, the Yellowstone Art Museum, and the Moss Mansion, along with natural features like the Yellowstone River and the sandstone formations known as the Rims. The city's role as a service hub for the Bakken oil development to the east and the Heath Shale discovery to the north contributes to its economic trajectory and population growth. No specific information about walkability, public transit, or the relationship between school campuses and downtown was found in the search results.
Billings Sr High School is a large, comprehensive high school in a growing regional city. Its student body is economically diverse and reflects the racial and ethnic makeup of the surrounding area. Because state assessments do not cover high school grades, families will need to seek out other measures of academic performance directly from the school or district to understand student outcomes.
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