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C+

Roundup Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Roundup.

Roundup’s School Grade C better than 32% of Montana school districts

Students
387
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,632
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$5.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Roundup Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 39% of Montana districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the MT average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.4M, about $13,837 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 39% 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
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Roundup. Grade by grade →

PK–6Roundup ElementaryThis district
7–8Roundup 7-8This district
9–12Roundup H SRoundup High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency35%
State average 35.2% · 256 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 45.7% · 249 students tested

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

Graduation rate 95% at Roundup High School, 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
$11,632 per student · 14% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 31%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 34%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
343’20
381’21
407’22
397’23
387’24

Up 12.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Black <1%Asian <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.

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.