The brief
A Big Sandy K-12 middle school serving grades 7th – 8th.
Big Sandy 7-8 is listed in Big Sandy K-12, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
- 202240%
- 2021*45%
- 2020*45%
- 201940%
- 201840%
- 201740%
* A COVID-affected year: test participation was uneven nationwide, so the model weights it at half.
About this school's data4 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 3 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 35% (multi-year average, 2016-2022) · reading/ELA 50% (multi-year average, 2016-2022).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2022 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2022 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2022 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2022 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 59520; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments multi-year average, 2016-2022; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $58,667
- Median home value
- $123,900
- Median rent
- $610/mo
- College educated
- 18%
- Homeownership
- 60.4%
- Poverty rate
- 8%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 59520; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 36
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 36
- Somewhat Bikeable
- County reported crime
- 716/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Big Sandy 7-8 serve?
Big Sandy 7-8 serves students in grades 7th through 8th.
How many students attend Big Sandy 7-8?
Big Sandy 7-8 has an enrollment of approximately 27 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Big Sandy 7-8?
The student-teacher ratio at Big Sandy 7-8 is 13.5:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
What are the test scores at Big Sandy 7-8?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Big Sandy 7-8 has 35% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2016-2022) and 50% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2016-2022).
Is Big Sandy 7-8 a charter school?
No, Big Sandy 7-8 is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Big Sandy 7-8 a Title I school?
No, Big Sandy 7-8 is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Big Sandy 7-8?
63.0% of students at Big Sandy 7-8 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- 7th – 8th
- Enrollment
- 27
- Student-teacher ratio
- 13.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2
- Free or reduced lunch
- 63.0%
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Remote Rural
- County
- Chouteau County
- Phone
- (406) 378-2502
- Schools in district
- 3
- District spending per student
- $17,299
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 15.6%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 59520)
- 1,211
- Area median age
- 40.2
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Montana Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.