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Orchard School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

120 Jackson Street, Billings, MT 59101 · (406) 281-6216 · Part of Billings Elementary School District

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

Directions
Students
340
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Orchard School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Montana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 21% 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–5Orchard SchoolYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 46.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

120 Jackson Street, Billings

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K28
Kindergarten62
Grade 144
Grade 252
Grade 358
Grade 457
Grade 539
Enrollment over time
281’20
284’21
300’22
290’23
340’24

Up 21% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Hispanic 22%American Indian/Alaska Native 20%Two or more races 12%Black 2%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 Orchard School from Billings families.

Other schools in Billings Elementary School District

The district →
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

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.