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Elysian Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

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

Students
450
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,209
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Debt
$11.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Elysian Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the MT average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 18.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $11.1M, about $24,587 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Billings. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency51%
State average 35.2% · 270 students tested
Reading / language arts61%
State average 45.7% · 270 students tested

100% 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
$11,209 per student · 17% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 28%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
380’20
391’21
451’22
416’23
450’24

Up 18.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Elysian School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A−
302 students16:1
Elysian Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Billings
B+
148 students17:1

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.