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Meadowlark School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

221 29th Street West, Billings, MT 59102 · (406) 281-6213 · Part of Billings Elementary School District

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

Directions
Students
691
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Meadowlark School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Montana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 37.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Billings kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

Where Billings kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Meadowlark SchoolYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 46.1%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Montana’s 592 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

221 29th Street West, Billings

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K172
Kindergarten69
Grade 185
Grade 295
Grade 3102
Grade 480
Grade 588
Enrollment over time
504’20
524’21
562’22
707’23
691’24

Up 37.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Black 1%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Meadowlark School from Billings families.

Other schools in Billings Elementary School District

The district →
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

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Montana’s other public schools; Billings’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.