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B−

Lolo Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Lolo.

Lolo’s School Grade B better than 58% of Montana school districts

Students
532
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,277
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Debt
$45.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lolo Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 47% of Montana districts
  • Spends 10% less per student than the MT average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $45.6M, about $85,628 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 47% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BLolo 4,314

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lolo. Grade by grade →

PK–4Lolo ElementaryThis district
5–8Lolo Middle SchoolThis district
9–124 high schoolsMissoula High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency33%
State average 35.2% · 331 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 45.7% · 333 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 85% at Missoula 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
$12,277 per student · 10% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 30%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 43%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
533’20
538’21
507’22
523’23
532’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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.

Lolo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lolo
C+
293 students14:1
Lolo Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lolo
B
239 students15:1

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.