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Bozeman Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Bozeman.

Bozeman’s School Grade A better than 94% of Montana school districts

Students
4,657
Schools
10
Spent per student
$11,323
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Debt
$55.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bozeman Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the MT average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $55.2M, about $11,861 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
ABozeman 58,814

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bozeman. Grade by grade →

PK–58 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsBozeman High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency56%
State average 35.2% · 3,094 students tested
Reading / language arts66%
State average 45.7% · 3,082 students tested

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

Graduation rate 90% at Bozeman 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
$11,323 per student · 17% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 39%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 58%State 36%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,464’20
4,603’21
4,607’22
4,647’23
4,657’24

Up 4.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

10 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

Emily Dickinson School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bozeman
A
531 students16:1
Hyalite Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bozeman
A−
521 students16:1
Meadowlark Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bozeman
A
492 students19:1
Morning Star School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bozeman
A+
482 students16:1
Hawthorne School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bozeman
A+
348 students19:1
Longfellow School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bozeman
A+
289 students18:1
Whittier School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bozeman
B+
262 students13:1
Irving School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bozeman
A−
174 students14:1
Sacajawea Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bozeman
A
807 students16:1
Chief Joseph Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bozeman
A
751 students16:1

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.