The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Three Forks High School
Three Forks High School is the only public high school in the small town of Three Forks, Montana, serving students in grades nine through twelve. The school sits within the Three Forks H S district, which covers both elementary and high school grades in the same system. The town itself, located roughly thirty miles west of Bozeman along I-90, has a historic Main Street, a recently renovated hotel from the early 1900s, and a grain and bakery operation called Wheat Montana that anchors the local economy. Tourism tied to nearby state parks also shapes the area. The town has grown modestly since World War II and is part of the Bozeman micropolitan area, meaning residents often commute east for employment.
The student body is small, around a few hundred students across four grades, with enrollment fairly evenly distributed among freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The student population is overwhelmingly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic students, Native American students, Asian students, and students of two or more races. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common measure of economic need. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available.
State testing results for math, English language arts, and science are reported in the data at a zero proficiency rate with zero students tested. The reason is straightforward: the state assessment data in this record applies only to grades three through eight, not to the high school grades that Three Forks High School serves. The school uses other assessments appropriate for high school, but those results are not included here. A parent looking for academic performance information would need to check directly with the school or district for ACT scores, end-of-course exams, or other high school metrics.
The school's proficiency index, a comparison against all districts in Gallatin County, placed it in the bottom quartile. However, that index is also built from the same grades-three-through-eight test data, which does not reflect the high school's actual instruction or student achievement. The comparison is not meaningful for this school and should not be read as a verdict on its academic quality.
A graduation rate was not reported in this dataset even though the school serves the full high school span, so a parent may want to follow up on that directly. Chronic absenteeism data was also missing. No information on discipline, staffing ratios, course offerings, or program pathways such as Advanced Placement or dual enrollment was available. The school's charter status is conventional public, not a charter or magnet. Title I status was not given.
Given the gaps in the available evidence, a family considering Three Forks High School would need to reach out to the school for the details that matter most: actual high school test performance, graduation outcomes, class sizes, and what courses and extracurriculars are offered. The town itself offers a quiet, small-town setting with access to outdoor recreation and a short drive to Bozeman for additional services and employment. The school's student body is economically mixed and racially homogeneous, which may be a consideration depending on a family's preferences. Without the academic data that typically fills out a high school profile, this is a school that requires direct investigation rather than a data-driven portrait.
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