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Box Elder High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

205 Main Street, Box Elder, MT 59521 · (406) 352-4195 · Part of Box Elder High School District

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Directions
Students
86
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Box Elder High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Montana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 18.1% since 2020–21

On the path

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

7–8Box Elder 7-866 students
9–12Box Elder High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts30%
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 ↗

205 Main Street, Box Elder

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 919
Grade 1024
Grade 1119
Grade 1224
Enrollment over time
105’20
113’21
108’22
100’23
86’24

Down 18.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 99%Hispanic 1%

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

Parents talk

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

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.