The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Huntley Project High Schl
Huntley Project High School serves grades nine through twelve in Worden, a small rural agricultural community in Yellowstone County. The town is part of the Huntley Project irrigation district and retains a quiet small-town texture, settled in part by Volga German immigrants. The high school sits within the town itself rather than on a separated campus, integrated into the civic fabric alongside the Sunnyside Library, a health clinic, and the elementary and junior high buildings that make up the Huntley Project K-12 Schools system. With no large private employers nearby, the school system is a likely significant local employer. The nearest major employment center is Billings, a commute to the west.
Enrollment is small for a high school serving grades nine through twelve, with a student body that is predominantly white, a modest share of Hispanic students, and a small presence of American Indian, Asian, Black, and multiracial students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is not a charter school. Data on the share of students with individualized education plans and English learner classification was not available.
State testing results for math, English language arts, and science at the high school level were reported with a proficiency rate of zero. It is worth investigating this figure with the school or district directly, as it may reflect a data reporting issue, a testing population that does not follow the standard assessment framework, or the fact that high school assessments in Montana operate differently from the grades three through eight tests. Without additional context from the school, a parent should treat this reported figure as requiring further explanation.
Looking at how the school's proficiency index compares across the Yellowstone County landscape, Huntley Project High School places in the bottom quartile. This is a meaningful signal, but it comes with the same ambiguity as the raw state results. The graduation rate was not available in the data used for this analysis, so it cannot be assessed here.
Housing in the area has seen some movement. Home values in the surrounding zip code have risen modestly over the past year, but the county's median listing price has edged down slightly. Active listings have decreased, while pending listings have risen, suggesting that homes are selling but not piling up. The market leans somewhat toward sellers, with demand slightly outpacing supply. Rents are relatively affordable compared to a typical mortgage payment, though mortgage rates remain elevated in a national context.
This is a school in a very small, car-dependent rural setting, where the high school is the center of the town's civic life alongside a library and a health clinic. The student body is small and the peer environment is predominantly white. The state testing picture is hard to read from the available data, and a family would be wise to ask the school directly how its students perform on Montana's assessments and what the graduation rate has been in recent years. The school sits in a district where no major recent changes were publicly reported. For families who value a tight-knit rural high school in an agricultural community with a modest cost of living relative to the state, this may fit. For those who rely on published test scores to gauge academic strength, the picture here is incomplete and demands a conversation with the school.
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