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Lodge Pole School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

197 School Road, Hays, MT 59527 · (406) 673-3120 · Part of Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schools

Hays’ School Grade D better than 10% of Montana school districts

Directions
Students
144
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Lodge Pole School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Montana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Hays kids: Hays-Lodge Pole 7-8

On the path

Where Hays kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Lodge Pole SchoolYou are here
7–8Hays-Lodge Pole 7-827 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 46.1%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Montana’s 592 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

197 School Road, Hays

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K5
Kindergarten26
Grade 123
Grade 215
Grade 325
Grade 416
Grade 517
Grade 617
Enrollment over time
132’20
151’21
125’22
140’23
144’24

Up 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 94%Hispanic 5%White 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lodge Pole School from Hays families.

Other schools in Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schools

The district →
Hays-Lodge Pole 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hays
D−
27 students8:1
Hays-Lodge Pole High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Hays
C−
84 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Montana’s other public schools; Hays’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.