For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 56 students in Box Elder Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Box Elder Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
335 Schools
# Students
303 Students
34,442 Students
# Teachers
24 Teachers
2,583 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Box Elder Elementary School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 349 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#329 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.03
0.39
# American Indian Students
298 Students
3,993 Students
% American Indian Students
99%
12%
# Asian Students
n/a
208 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
4 Students
1,900 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
5%
# Black Students
n/a
196 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
n/a
26,592 Students
% White Students
n/a
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
62 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1 Student
1,491 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
28
# Students in K Grade:
33
358
# Students in 1st Grade:
38
345
# Students in 2nd Grade:
34
397
# Students in 3rd Grade:
44
343
# Students in 4th Grade:
29
334
# Students in 5th Grade:
32
1,673
# Students in 6th Grade:
37
7,610
# Students in 7th Grade:
24
11,386
# Students in 8th Grade:
32
11,789
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
41
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
54
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
43
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
41
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,551 is higher than the state median of $15,183. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,759 is higher than the state median of $15,271. The school district spending/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,551
$15,183
Spending / Student
$26,759
$15,271
Best Box Elder Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Box Elder 7-8
Magnet School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
205 Main Street
Box Elder, MT 59521
(406) 352-4195
Box Elder, MT 59521
(406) 352-4195
Grades: 7-8
| 56 students
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