Capital High School
100 Valley Dr
Helena MT, 59601, Lewis And Clark County
Phone: 406-324-2500
Ranking: 
(51 out of 144, top 35%)*
(51 out of 144, top 35%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Helena High School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 84 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 83 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,324 | 1,362 | 1,369 | 1,383 | 1,369 | 1,417 | 1,404 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 328 | 24.8% | 329 | 24.2% | 323 | 23.6% | 399 | 28.9% | 333 | 24.3% | 362 | 25.5% | 333 | 23.7% |
| Grade 10: | 326 | 24.6% | 317 | 23.3% | 400 | 29.2% | 327 | 23.6% | 356 | 26.0% | 342 | 24.1% | 373 | 26.6% |
| Grade 11: | 303 | 22.9% | 383 | 28.1% | 333 | 24.3% | 336 | 24.3% | 340 | 24.8% | 371 | 26.2% | 359 | 25.6% |
| Grade 12: | 367 | 27.7% | 333 | 24.4% | 313 | 22.9% | 321 | 23.2% | 340 | 24.8% | 342 | 24.1% | 335 | 23.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 0.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 690 | 52.1% | 693 | 50.9% | 684 | 50.0% | 710 | 51.3% | 696 | 50.8% | 719 | 50.7% | 708 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 634 | 47.9% | 669 | 49.1% | 685 | 50.0% | 673 | 48.7% | 665 | 48.6% | 690 | 48.7% | 692 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 52 | 3.9% | 55 | 4.0% | 60 | 4.4% | 62 | 4.5% | 63 | 4.6% | 61 | 4.3% | 62 | 4.4% |
| Asian: | 10 | 0.8% | 12 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.8% | 16 | 1.2% | 17 | 1.2% | 17 | 1.2% | 15 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 39 | 2.9% | 37 | 2.7% | 37 | 2.7% | 42 | 3.0% | 40 | 2.9% | 39 | 2.8% | 34 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 14 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.7% | 13 | 0.9% | 12 | 0.9% |
| White: | 1,202 | 90.8% | 1,240 | 91.0% | 1,246 | 91.0% | 1,247 | 90.2% | 1,239 | 90.5% | 1,287 | 90.8% | 1,281 | 91.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 203 | 15.3% | 195 | 14.3% | 157 | 11.5% | 185 | 13.4% | 135 | 9.9% | 171 | 12.1% | 118 | 8.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 81 | 6.1% | 94 | 6.9% | 68 | 5.0% | 96 | 6.9% | 70 | 5.1% | 109 | 7.7% | 51 | 3.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.75 | 16.90 | 16.67 | 16.67 | 16.12 | 17.20 | 17.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 63.3% | 56.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 60.1% | 54.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 54.9% | 54.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 52% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56% | 54% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 68.1% | 63% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 70.6% | 67.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 76.7% | 75.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 75.7% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 77% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 77% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 43% | 42% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 45% | 42% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Capital High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.