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C+

O D Speer School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

444 Montana Avenue, Deer Lodge, MT 59722 · (406) 846-2268 · Part of Deer Lodge Elementary School District

Deer Lodge’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Montana school districts

Directions
Students
337
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about O D Speer School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Montana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 15% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Deer Lodge kids: E F Duvall 7-8

On the path

Where Deer Lodge kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6O D Speer SchoolYou are here
7–8E F Duvall 7-888 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 46.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

444 Montana Avenue, Deer Lodge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K9
Kindergarten49
Grade 144
Grade 253
Grade 351
Grade 445
Grade 537
Grade 649
Enrollment over time
293’20
322’21
336’22
326’23
337’24

Up 15% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 3%Black 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about O D Speer School from Deer Lodge families.

Other schools in Deer Lodge Elementary School District

The district →
E F Duvall 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Deer Lodge
C+
88 students13:1

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