The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on St Regis High School
St Regis High School serves grades nine through twelve and is the only high school in its district, a small system that covers the community of St Regis and the surrounding area of Mineral County. With an enrollment that is very small for a high school, the student body reflects the demographics of the town itself: the vast majority of students are white, with small shares identifying as Hispanic and as two or more races. Every student enrolled in the school qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which means the entire student body comes from lower-income households. This level of economic need is far above the state average and is a defining characteristic of the school.
Standardized state testing data, which is available for many schools across Montana, is not reported for St Regis High School in a way that allows a direct read of academic performance. The state assessment results that appear in the dataset cover only grades three through eight, which are the grades Montana tests annually with the Smarter Balanced Assessment in math and English language arts and the Montana Science Assessment. Because St Regis High School serves only grades nine through twelve, those tests do not apply, and no high school level state testing results were included in the available data. A parent looking at the school’s performance on its own terms will find no publicly reported test scores to review. A comparison that places the school among other Mineral County districts shows a bottom quartile position for an overall proficiency index, but that index is based on zero students tested at the grade levels included, so it does not reflect any actual measured achievement at the high school level. The graduation rate, chronic absenteeism rate, and other common outcome metrics are also absent from the data. Anyone evaluating the school academically will want to investigate further with the school or district directly, since the typical public benchmarks are missing.
The community of St Regis is a small crossroads town set along Interstate 90 near the confluence of two rivers, surrounded by national forest. It has a modest residential footprint and a commercial strip that serves both local residents and travelers. Walkability is limited, and the economy is built around tourism, a grocery store, restaurants, and local services. The school district is one of the larger employers in town. Population has been fairly stable in recent years, and housing values, while not as high as in Montana’s more expensive corners, still represent a stretch for a household on a median income. The town has a park, a golf course, and a branch of the county library, but few of the amenities found in larger communities.
For a family considering this school, the small size is both the central feature and the main constraint. A very small high school can offer close relationships between students and staff and a tight-knit peer environment, but it typically cannot provide the breadth of courses, extracurriculars, and specialized programs that larger schools offer. No information on AP, dual credit, or career and technical education offerings was available, so a family would need to ask the school directly about what advanced or elective options exist. The absence of state test data and outcome metrics means that the school’s academic performance is not easy to gauge from the outside. A parent should expect a high school environment that is deeply tied to a small, rural, economically stressed community, and one where the academic pathway may be built around a core curriculum with limited differentiation.
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