The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Box Elder High School
Box Elder High School serves grades nine through twelve in the unincorporated rural community of Box Elder, which functions as the administrative headquarters of the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation, home of the Chippewa-Cree Tribe. The school is part of a single-school district that also houses the elementary and middle grades in the same building. The community itself is very small, with a sparse built environment of widely spaced structures along U.S. Route 87, and the school sits at the center of this settlement. The student body is overwhelmingly Native American, reflecting the reservation community it serves, and every student in the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of the area's economic conditions.
State testing data for Box Elder High School shows a proficiency rate of zero percent in math, English language arts, and science for the most recent year reported. This figure is for the grades three through eight assessment, which does not apply to a high school serving grades nine through twelve. The school does not have state testing results for its own grade band in the available data, so a parent looking for academic performance measures from state assessments will not find them here. The school's overall proficiency index, which averages reported rates across tested subjects and grades, places it in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Hill County, though this index draws from a limited set of reporting schools in the county.
The student body is small, with enrollment spread across the four high school grades. The school is overwhelmingly Native American, with a very small number of Hispanic students and no White students reported in the enrollment data. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is part of a single-school district that serves the entire K-12 population of the community, and the high school shares a building with the lower grades. The district brief found no documented changes in recent years that would alter a family's understanding of the school's operations.
Box Elder is a very small unincorporated rural community that functions as the administrative headquarters of the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation. The built environment is sparse, with a post office, tribal government center, the school, a casino, and a grain elevator as the main features. There is no incorporated municipal government, no downtown district, and no public transit. The median household income is well below state and national averages, and unemployment is reported at very high levels. The community is not experiencing growth; the population has been volatile and is currently very small, with no major housing or commercial developments on the horizon. The school is the primary educational institution in the community, and the high school shares a building with the elementary and middle grades.
A parent considering Box Elder High School should understand that the available academic performance data from state assessments does not apply to the high school grades, so there is no direct measure of student proficiency in math, English, or science for this school from the state testing program. The school's overall proficiency index, which averages reported rates across tested subjects and grades, places it in the bottom quartile among districts in Hill County, but this index is based on data that does not cover the high school level. The graduation rate was not available in the data. The school offers no documented program offerings in the available information, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about course pathways, dual credit opportunities, or career and technical education options.
The student body is small and entirely Native American, and every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is the only high school in a single-school district that serves the entire K-12 population of the community. The community context is one of significant economic hardship, with very low median household income and high unemployment. The school is the primary educational institution in a place with few other civic or commercial anchors. A family considering this school should expect a setting where the school is deeply integrated into the tribal community, where the student body is small and homogeneous in background, and where the available academic performance data from state assessments does not provide a direct picture of high school achievement. A parent may want to contact the school directly to learn about course offerings, graduation rates, and postsecondary pathways.
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