C.M. Russell High School

C.M. Russell High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
228 17th Ave NW,  Great Falls, MT
Great Falls High School District
3.9
3.2
1,454 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Kerry Parsons
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Average SAT Score
1200
Average ACT Score
26
Math Proficiency
30%
Reading Proficiency
45%
Average GPA
3.46
Graduation Rate
86%

Niche Grade

B
Academics
B
Teachers
B-
College Prep
B-
Administration
B
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
B+
Sports
C+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.46
Reading Proficiency
45%
Math Proficiency
30%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
91
Full Time Teachers
91
Teachers in First or Second Year
1.6%
College Prep
Average SAT
1200
Math
590
Verbal
610
Average ACT
26
Math
25
English
25
Reading
27
Science
25
Number of AP Courses
8
AP Pass Rate
65.9%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Average
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
288:1

Student Diversity

Male
50%
Female
50%
White
79.7%
Two or more races
6.3%
Native American
6.1%
Hispanic
5.8%
Black
1.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Montana State University 245 Students
University of Montana 198 Students
Great Falls College - Montana State University 83 Students
University of Providence 74 Students
Carroll College 72 Students
University of Washington 69 Students
Washington State University 64 Students
University of Oregon 57 Students
Montana State University - Billings 50 Students
Montana Technological University 42 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 53 Students
Business 46 Students
Biology 40 Students
Psychology 37 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 36 Students
Education 24 Students
Chemistry 21 Students
Criminology 20 Students
Computer Science 19 Students
Elementary Education 17 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.9 172 Reviews
5.0 Senior
2/24/2024
Excellent. CMR has a great sense of community, academic, and artistic aspirations that allow a variety of people to flourish within the school.
4.0 Senior
11/4/2023
At C.M Russell there are both positive and negative aspects. The school pride is through the roof and the support is unwavering. However, the academic opportunities are lacking.
4.0 Parent
5/30/2023
The education at Charles M Russell High School has been exceptional for my child. Since COVID, I have observed a lot of kids with anxiety and depression. I have also witnessed bullying. For a school that claims to not tolerate bullying, it certainly occurs.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.2 8 Reviews
5.0 parent
6/11/2022
The teachers and staff at this school care a lot about the kids and their education. They have amazing programs for the kids. The music and arts programs are amazing with great teachers and many wonderful opportunities.
1.0 student
12/9/2021
if you are a white, upper middle class, athlete, this school is great for you! if not, good luck!
2.0 student
4/6/2018
The school has some leniency when is comes to rules, I have seen many people smoke, vape, and assume that they drink and do drugs since they talk about it, it is especially disgusting finding cigarettes in the toilet, they shouldn't be smoking the school should be more strict about this and should t...
2.0 teacher
1/21/2018
Honestly, most of the students here are entitled brats and they are extremely disrespectful and rude to their classmates, faculty, and community. The problem is that the school used to enforce appropriate and dignified behavior; that's no longer the case.Its not uncommon to walk into a classroom and...

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