This report provides data on the academic achievement gap that separates low-income and minority students from other students, examining how well different groups of students perform in Montana and noting inequities in teacher quality, course offerings, and funding. Included are tables and data that provide: a frontier gap analysis (a comparison of Montana to the leaders in achievement and gap closing); student profile (the demographic distribution of youth in Montana); state performance (academic achievement and educational attainment); opportunity (well prepared teachers, challenging curricula, special student placements, effective instruction, and annual per pupil investments); minority achievement gains, state by state; and analysis of minority-white achievement gaps by subject area and grade level. Hispanic 8th graders in Montana out-perform Hispanic 8th graders in every other state in science. However, Hispanic 8th graders in Montana score about 3 years behind white 8th graders in the state in math, 2 years behind them in reading and writing, and nearly 2 years behind them in science. Eighth graders from low-income families in Montana score about 2 years behind non-poor 8th graders in the state in math. (Contains 24 references.) (SM)