The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Stevensville High School
Stevensville High School serves grades nine through twelve in the Bitterroot Valley town of Stevensville, Montana. It is the sole high school within the Stevensville H S district, which the district brief shows has no recent major changes that would signal a shift in direction for families to weigh. The school’s enrollment is small for a four-year high school, and the student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population making up a meaningful share and small numbers of American Indian, Black, Asian, and multiracial students. Nearly half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that points to a substantial share of families with lower household incomes.
State testing data is not available for this school. While Montana administers the Smarter Balanced Assessment in math and English language arts and a separate science assessment, the records show zero students tested in all three subjects for the most recent year, and therefore no proficiency rate to report. The comparison data that does exist, which positions the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades relative to other districts in Ravalli County, places it in the bottom quarter of that set. A parent reading this will want to know that the school’s academic performance is harder to assess than most, because the state testing data is missing rather than simply low, and because the proficiency index that is available offers only a limited view.
The comparison metrics also note that the four-year graduation rate and chronic absenteeism rate are absent, so there is no way to see how many students finish on time or how many miss enough school to be counted as chronically absent. Because the school serves grades nine through twelve, these are not gaps explained by an untested grade band. The absence of these measures means a family looking for a clear picture of student outcomes beyond course offerings will need to ask the school directly.
Stevensville itself is a small town with a historic main street and a location along U.S. Highway 93, roughly halfway between Missoula and Hamilton. Housing values in the area sit above the national median and near the state median, and recent year-over-year movement in home prices has been essentially flat. The national unemployment rate at the time of this writing was modestly above the low levels seen in recent years, and mortgage rates were in a range that has made home-buying more expensive than it was in the early 2020s. A family moving into the area should expect that housing costs are not cheap by national standards, and that the local job market is tied to the broader Missoula Valley economy.
The school itself does not have a publicly stated charter, magnet, or Title I status in the data reviewed. No information on discipline rates, course access, or staffing ratios was provided, so a parent who wants to know about class sizes, Advanced Placement or dual-credit offerings, or school climate will need to gather that from the school’s website or a direct visit.
What stands out most about Stevensville High School is how much is not publicly available in the data. The missing state test results, the absent graduation rate, and the empty chronic absenteeism field are all barriers to a straightforward evaluation. The school is small, largely white, and serves a town that is itself small and has seen little recent change in district direction. For a family that values knowing the numbers before enrolling, this school will require more legwork than many others. For a family that already lives in the area and has ties to the community, the lack of published figures may matter less than the day-to-day experience the school provides.
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