Middle · Montana

DeSmet 6-8

Free meals for all

DeSmet 6-8, a public middle school in Missoula, Montana: grades 6–8, 37 students, 10.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of DeSmet Elem.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 37
Teachers (FTE): 3.4
Students per teacher: 10.9
Grades: 6–8; Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 53% of middle schools in Montana

Median 11.8 · 231 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 85% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Smaller than 56% of middle schools in Montana

Median 48 · 232 schools compared

Smaller than 98% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 6–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Small city
Run by: DeSmet Elem

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with DeSmet Elem.

Location

Address: 6355 Padre Lane, Missoula, MT 59802
Phone: (406)549-4994
City or town: Missoula
County: Missoula County

Website Quality of life in Missoula Schools in Missoula

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Hellgate Middle School	7–8	326	14.9	3.1 mi
Hellgate El Intermediate	4–6	517	18.9	3.1 mi
Target Range 7-8	7–8	134	17.3	5.8 mi
Porter Middle School	6–8	579	15.5	6.1 mi
Missoula Connect Academy MSFully virtual	6–8	19	9.5	7.0 mi
Washington Middle School	6–8	669	16.4	7.0 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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