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Boulder Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Boulder.

Boulder’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Montana school districts

Students
215
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,795
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Boulder Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 85% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% more per student than the MT average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 36.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $386 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 85% 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−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Boulder. Grade by grade →

PK–6Boulder Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Boulder 7-8This district
9–12Jefferson High SchoolJefferson High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 35.2% · 118 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 45.7% · 119 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 84% at Jefferson 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
$15,795 per student · 16% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 27%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 43%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
157’20
187’21
218’22
219’23
215’24

Up 36.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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.

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.