The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Brockton High School
Brockton High School serves grades nine through twelve as the lone high school within the Brockton H S district, a Class C district that operates a single K-12 building in the very small northeastern Montana community of Brockton. The school sits on the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Indian Reservation along US-2, the Hi-Line highway that connects Wolf Point to the west and Culbertson to the east. The district itself is a significant local employer, and the school building functions as a community anchor in a place that was disincorporated as a town several years ago and now exists as a census-designated place.
The student body is small and almost entirely Native American, reflecting the reservation community it serves. Every student enrolled in the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch under federal income guidelines. The school’s enrollment is modest for a high school serving a rural reservation population, and the district as a whole covers all grades in one building, meaning high school students attend school in the same facility as younger students.
State testing data is reported for Brockton High School, but the results show zero students scoring at the proficient or above level across math, English language arts, and science assessments for the most recent school year. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages performance across tested subjects and grades, places it in the bottom quartile among districts in Roosevelt County. The median district in the county has a proficiency index more than twenty percentage points higher, indicating that academic attainment at Brockton High School is well below typical levels for the county. Because the state assessments reported here cover grades three through eight, and Brockton High School serves only high school grades, the zero results may reflect that no students in the tested grade span were enrolled at this school, which is common for a high-school-only building. Parents should confirm with the school which state assessments, if any, are administered to its students and what the results show for high school grade levels specifically.
No graduation rate data was available for this school, so a parent would want to ask the school directly about its four-year completion rate. Information on chronic absenteeism, discipline, course access, staffing, and attendance was also absent from the available records. The school’s program offerings were not listed, leaving questions about the breadth of academic pathways such as Advanced Placement, dual credit, or career and technical education unanswered.
The community context is important for understanding this school. Brockton is a rural reservation community with a deep agricultural history and a population that has fluctuated in recent decades. The nearest Amtrak station is a significant drive west in Wolf Point. Housing and economic data were not part of the available information, but the reservation setting and the fact that every student qualifies for meal assistance suggest a community with substantial economic need.
For families considering this school, the key facts are a very small, predominantly Native American student body, a rural reservation setting with limited nearby amenities, and a significant gap in academic proficiency relative to other Roosevelt County districts. The lack of available data on graduation rates, programming, and school climate means a family would need to engage directly with the school to understand the full picture of what is offered and what outcomes students achieve. Parents should also clarify whether the state testing results reported here are truly zero because no high school students took those assessments or because performance was exceptionally low.
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