For a printable/downloadable version Capital HS Profile 2025-26
2025-2026 Capital High School Profile
About our School:
Helena is the capital city of Montana. The school district serves approximately 80,000 people within the city, throughout the Helena Valley, surrounding Lewis and Clark County, and northern Jefferson County. The public school system has eleven elementary schools, two middle schools, two comprehensive high schools, and one alternative high school program that serves both high school populations.
School Enrollment Information:
Total Enrollment: 1,384
Grades Enrolled: 9, 10, 11, 12
Number of faculty: 93
Size of Senior Class: 318
Pattern of School Year: 2 semesters, 90 days per semester, 50-minute class periods, 7 periods per day, and 6 credit-bearing
Graduation Requirements:
23 credits of class work are required for graduation, 16 are required and 7.0 are elective. Semester classes earn .5 credits; full-year courses earn 1.0 credit.
English: 4.0 credits
Social Studies: 3.0 credits (includes economics)
Mathematics: 3.0 credits
Science: 2.0 credits
Human Performance: 1.5 credits
Fine Art: 1.0 credit
CTE: 1.0 credit
Health: 0.5 credit
Elective: 7.0 credits
Grading System:
Letter grades of A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0, are given in all areas on an unweighted 4.0 system. W/F=Withdrew Fail and W/M=Withdrew Medical.
Curriculum:
Honors
Honors English 1
Honors English II
Honors Math I (Algebra I/Geometry),
Honors Math II (Geometry/Algebra II)
Honors Pre-Calculus
Honors Earth and Space Science
Honors Biology I
AP
AP English Language & Comp
AP English Literature
AP Computer Science Principles
AP Computer Science A
AP (continued)
AP Human Geography
AP US History
AP American Government
AP Environmental Sci
AP European History
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics 1
AP Physics 2
AP Physics C
AP Spanish
Dual Credit
College Writing (WRIT101)
College Lit (LIT 110)
Comm/Workplace (COMX 106)
Contemporary Math (M105)
Technical Math (M111T)
College Algebra (M121)
Intro to Statistics (STAT216)
Pre-Calculus (M151)
Calculus 1 (M171)
Calculus 2 (M172)
MS Word (CAPP 154)
MS Excel (CAPP 156)
CNC Milling (MCH 234)
Intro to Auto (AST 103)
AP Exam Scores: National Merit:
| 2025 Exams | Total Exams | Average Score |
| Biology | 51 | 3.49 |
| Calculus AB | 25 | 2.84 |
| Calculus BC | 9 | 4 |
| Chemistry | 17 | 2.65 |
| Computer Science A | 10 | 3 |
| Computer Science Principles | 8 | 3.38 |
| English Language & Composition | 88 | 3.4 |
| English Literature & Composition | 56 | 3.6 |
| Environmental Sci | 60 | 2.8 |
| European History | 24 | 2.8 |
| French | 1 | 4 |
| Human Geography | 71 | 2.6 |
| Physics 1 | 20 | 2.8 |
| Physics 2 | ||
| Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | 14 | 1.8 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 14 | 2.3 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 11 | 2.9 |
| Statistics | 11 | 3.8 |
| U.S. Government & Politics | 80 | 4 |
| U.S. History | 82 | 3.3 |
| Class of | Finalist | Semi-Finalist |
| 2026 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
Class of 2026 6th Sem. GPA’s:
| Median | 4.0 | 3.99-3.75 | 3.74-3.5 | 3.49-3.25 | 3.24-3 |
| 3.17 | 39 | 53 | 40 | 35 | 43 |
| 2.99-2.75
-2 |
2.74-2.5 | 2.49-2.25 | 2.24-2 | 1.99-1.75 | <1.75 |
| 25 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 16 |
ACT Average Scores
(Based on 11th grade state test data only)
| Year | Tested | English | Math | Reading | Science | Composite |
| 2025 | 324 | 20.1
1 |
21.2 | 21 | 21.2 | 21 |
| 2024 | 290 | 19.8 | 20.9 | 21 | 20.9 | 20.8 |
| 2023 | 334 | 20.7 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 21.6 | 21.6
|
Post High School Follow-Up: (Class of 2025)
4 year college/university: 52%
Military: 6%
2 year college: 10%
Work full time: 21%
Trade/Apprentice: 4%
Other: 7%
Montana Universities
Montana State University (50)
University of Montana (22)
UM Western (4)
Montana Tech (25)
Carroll College (11)
MSU Billings (3)
MSU Northern
University of Providence
Rocky Mountain College (2)
Montana 2 Year Colleges
Helena College (36)
Flathead Valley CC (2)
Gallatin College
Great Falls- MSU (4)
City College
Missoula College (2)
Highlands College (3)
Out of State Universities
Austin Community College
Aveda Beauty Institute Provo
Baylor
Boise St.
BYU-Idaho (6)
College of St. Scholastica
Colorado Mountain College
Feather River CC (2)
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Grand Canyon
Indiana Institute of Technology
Indiana Wesleyan University
Laramie CC
McLennon CC
Northern Arizona
Northern Idaho
Northwest University
Paloar CC
Purdue
St. John’s
St. Mary’s
University of Chicago
Tusculum University
University of Alaska-Anchorage
University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
University of Northwestern- St. Paul
University of Utah (2)
Washington State University
Western Washington
WyoTech