The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Geyser High School
Geyser High School serves grades nine through twelve and is the only high school in the Geyser K-12 Schools district. The school sits in the unincorporated rural community of Geyser, a very small place in Judith Basin County that had an estimated population under one hundred as of 2025. The town sits in a broad valley between the Highwood Mountains and the Little Belt Mountains and was historically a stagecoach stop on the trail between Lewistown and Great Falls. Today, U.S. Route 87 runs along the south edge of the community, connecting it to Great Falls to the northwest and the county seat of Stanford to the southeast. The school itself functions as the central civic institution in a hamlet where the built environment consists of low-density residential properties and a few businesses along the highway corridor. There is no indication of sidewalks, public transit, or a separated campus complex.
The enrollment is very small. All sixteen students are White. Roughly two-thirds of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that a substantial share of families face economic pressure. The school does not have charter or magnet status, and information on Title I status was not available. Data on special populations such as students with disabilities and English learners was also absent from the record.
State testing data is reported but yields no useful picture of academic performance. In math, English language arts, and science, the school reported a zero percent proficiency rate for the Smarter Balanced Assessment and the Montana Science Assessment. The tested count for each subject was zero, meaning no students sat for these assessments in the 2023-24 school year. The participation rate is also missing. Because the data does not explain why no students were tested, a reader should understand that this gap may reflect the nature of the school, an untested grade range or a special-population setting, rather than a straightforward measure of achievement. A parent may want to inquire directly with the school about how student progress is assessed and reported.
The comparison fact-set places Geyser High School relative to other districts in Judith Basin County. On the metric of overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades, the school sits in the bottom quartile among the two districts for which data was available. A four-year graduation rate could not be calculated because the figure was not reported. Chronic absenteeism data was also absent. The comparison set is small, with only four districts in the county, and two of them had proficiency data at all.
Program offerings were not reported in the data, and the district brief turned up no recent parent-relevant changes or strategic initiatives. This is not surprising for a very small rural district where staff and resources are limited. The school co-ops with nearby Stanford, Denton, and Geraldine schools for sports, forming the DGGS Bearcats. That cooperative arrangement is the most network-oriented feature visible.
Housing in the area has a weighted home value that is lower than the Montana state benchmark but above the national median. The local unemployment rate is near the national average, and the national median household income is a sum that gives context for affordability. The community is stable but tiny, with population fluctuating slightly in recent years and no sign of new housing development or growth pressure.
For a family considering this school, the core reality is one of extreme scale. With sixteen students in the entire high school, a student will receive a high degree of individual attention, and the school’s role as a hub of the community is unavoidable. Academically, the absence of standard test data makes it impossible to gauge comparative performance through the usual state metrics. A family would need to rely heavily on direct conversations with the school and district. The economic context suggests that many families in the area are managing on modest incomes. The setting is deeply rural, with few proximate amenities; the nearest city of any size, Great Falls, is roughly an hour’s drive by highway. This school is a fit for a family seeking a very small, community-grounded rural high school and who is comfortable filling in the picture of academic quality through personal inquiry rather than published report cards.
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