Billings Elementary School District
Public
Grades PK–8 B-School Grade
Elementary and middle schools for Billings.
At a glance
11,169Students enrolled
28Schools
$12,131Spent per student
16:1Student–teacher ratio
49%Free / reduced lunch
Academic performanceDistrict vs MT
Math proficiency37%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 46.2%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$12,131
per student each year · 11% below the MT average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
10,721’20
10,824’21
10,742’22
10,881’23
11,169’24
Students
White · 70%7,815
Hispanic · 11%1,199
American Indian/Alaska Native · 9%1,026
Two or more races · 8%853
Black · 1%158
Asian · 1%80
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools28 in district
Level
Meadowlark SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 691 students · Billings
APublicBoulder SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 495 students · Billings
A-PublicEagle Cliffs ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 443 students · Billings
B+PublicArrowhead SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 434 students · Billings
APublicBroadwater SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 400 students · Billings
C+PublicSandstone SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 393 students · Billings
BPublicBeartooth SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 373 students · Billings
BPublicBig Sky ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 373 students · Billings
BPublicOrchard SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 340 students · Billings
DPublicMcKinley SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 339 students · Billings
BPublicBench SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 332 students · Billings
C+PublicMiles Avenue SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 325 students · Billings
CPublicAlkali Creek SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 310 students · Billings
B+PublicCentral Heights SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 285 students · Billings
A-PublicPoly Drive SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 283 students · Billings
B+PublicPonderosa SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 277 students · Billings
DPublicRose Park SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 277 students · Billings
CPublicBitterroot SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 264 students · Billings
C+PublicBurlington SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 257 students · Billings
CPublicHighland SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 249 students · Billings
B+PublicNewman SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 249 students · Billings
C-PublicLewis & Clark Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 741 students · Billings
C+PublicBen Steele Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 740 students · Billings
A-PublicCastle Rock Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 691 students · Billings
BPublicWill James Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 634 students · Billings
B-PublicMedicine Crow Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 517 students · Billings
CPublicRiverside Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 436 students · Billings
CPublicBillings Multilingual AcademyMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 21 students · Billings
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.