The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Park City High School
Park City High School is a small public high school serving grades nine through twelve in the unincorporated community of Park City, Montana. It shares a single building with the elementary and middle grades, making it the largest structure in town and the center of local civic life. The school itself enrolls fewer than a hundred students, a size that means most staff know every student by name. The student body is overwhelmingly white, with small shares of Hispanic and Native American students. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that is moderate for a rural Montana school.
Standardized test results that appear on this page are drawn from state assessments given in grades three through eight. Because this is a high school, those results do not reflect the performance of its own students. The data set does not contain high school–level assessment results for this school, so there is no available measure of how students in grades nine through twelve perform on state tests in math, English language arts, or science. The graduation rate is also absent from the data. A parent considering this school would need to ask the administration directly for academic achievement data and for the school’s most recent graduation rate. The school’s proficiency index, as computed for a comparison among Stillwater County districts, registers at the bottom of the range, but that index is derived from the same lower-grade tests and does not speak to high school outcomes.
The school environment and program data we looked for—course access, staffing, discipline, chronic absenteeism—were not provided. It is a rural school with limited public records in these areas. The district, which is also named Park City High School and appears to be the same single-school district, had no recent substantive changes to report apart from a temporary roof repair after a windstorm that caused a brief period of remote learning.
Park City itself is an unincorporated census-designated place along Interstate 90, about a short drive west of Billings. It functions largely as a bedroom community for Billings and Laurel, where most residents work. The local economy is agricultural, with sugar beets and corn as main crops, supported by a handful of small businesses and the school itself. Housing values in the area are above the state median and well above the national median, a notable fact for a rural community of this size. The population is small and has been stable or slightly declining in recent years; there is no sign of significant new development. The town has a library, churches, a fire department, and an annual community event, Park City Days. The Yellowstone River runs just south of town.
For a family, Park City High School fits a specific profile. It is a very small, rural high school where the community and school are tightly intertwined, and where a parent should expect to engage directly with staff to understand academic offerings and outcomes. The absence of published test data and graduation figures means a prospective family will need to rely on conversations with the school, site visits, and local reputation. The housing market is relatively expensive given the rural setting, and local job opportunities are limited, with most employment requiring a commute. For a student who thrives in a small, personal environment and whose family values a quiet agricultural community, this school is a straightforward choice. For a family that wants to compare academic metrics or see a broad course catalog, it would be wise to look into what the school currently offers before making a decision.
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