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Hays-Lodge Pole 7-8

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

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

Students
27
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Hays-Lodge Pole 7-8

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Montana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 41 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 49.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Hays kids: Hays-Lodge Pole High Sch

On the path

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

PK–6Lodge Pole School144 students
7–8Hays-Lodge Pole 7-8You are here
9–12Hays-Lodge Pole High Sch84 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts5%
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).

197 School Road, Hays

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 715
Grade 812
Enrollment over time
53’20
53’21
39’22
32’23
27’24

Down 49.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 100%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hays-Lodge Pole 7-8 from Hays families.

Other schools in Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schools

The district →

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.