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Helena High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1300 Billings Avenue, Helena, MT 59601 · (406) 324-2200 · Part of Helena High School District

Helena’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Montana school districts

Directions
Students
979
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Helena High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Montana’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 21.9% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Helena High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 46.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1300 Billings Avenue, Helena

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9246
Grade 10260
Grade 11243
Grade 12230
Enrollment over time
1,254’20
1,128’21
1,087’22
1,087’23
979’24

Down 21.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black 2%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Helena High School from Helena families.

Other schools in Helena High School District

The district →
Capital High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Helena
B
1,293 students16:1
Helena P.A.L.
High · Grades 9–12 · Helena
58 students8:1
Mount Ascension Learning Ac HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Helena
43 students29:1

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; Helena’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.