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C+

Billings Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Billings.

Billings’ School Grade C+ better than 42% of Montana school districts

Students
11,169
Schools
28
Spent per student
$12,131
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$101.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Billings Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of Montana districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the MT average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $101.8M, about $9,118 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% of the 241 Montana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Billings. Grade by grade →

PK–521 elementary schoolsThis district
6–87 middle schoolsThis district
9–126 high schoolsBillings High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency34%
State average 35.2% · 6,477 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 45.7% · 7,287 students tested

87% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 84% at Billings High School District, which runs the high school (state 85.5%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,131 per student · 11% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 38%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 45%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
10,721’20
10,824’21
10,742’22
10,881’23
11,169’24

Up 4.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 70%Hispanic 11%American Indian/Alaska Native 9%Two or more races 8%Black 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

28 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

Meadowlark School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A
691 students18:1
Boulder School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A−
495 students19:1
Eagle Cliffs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
B+
443 students18:1
Arrowhead School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A
434 students18:1
Broadwater School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
C+
400 students16:1
Sandstone School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
B
393 students17:1
Beartooth School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
B
373 students17:1
Big Sky Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
B
373 students16:1
Orchard School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
D
340 students15:1
McKinley School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
B
339 students12:1
Bench School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
C+
332 students15:1
Miles Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
C
325 students15:1
Alkali Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
B+
310 students18:1
Central Heights School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A−
285 students15:1
Poly Drive School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
B+
283 students17:1
Ponderosa School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
D
277 students12:1
Rose Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
C
277 students16:1
Bitterroot School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
C+
264 students16:1
Burlington School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
C
257 students14:1
Highland School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
B+
249 students15:1
Newman School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
C−
249 students12:1
Lewis & Clark Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Billings
C+
741 students17:1
Ben Steele Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Billings
A−
740 students18:1
Castle Rock Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Billings
B
691 students18:1
Will James Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Billings
B−
634 students17:1
Medicine Crow Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Billings
C
517 students17:1
Riverside Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Billings
C−
436 students12:1
Billings Multilingual Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Billings
21 students21:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Montana.