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Box Elder School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

205 Main Street, Box Elder, MT 59521 · (406) 352-3222 · Part of Box Elder Elementary School District

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Students
232
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Box Elder School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Montana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Box Elder kids: Box Elder 7-8

On the path

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

PK–6Box Elder SchoolYou are here
7–8Box Elder 7-866 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
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).

205 Main Street, Box Elder

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K2
Kindergarten20
Grade 133
Grade 228
Grade 344
Grade 433
Grade 536
Grade 636
Enrollment over time
231’20
220’21
247’22
234’23
232’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 98%Hispanic 2%White <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Box Elder School from Box Elder families.

Other schools in Box Elder Elementary School District

The district →

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; Box Elder’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.