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Deer Lodge Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 336 students in Deer Lodge Elementary School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Montana.
Public Preschool in Deer Lodge Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Montana public pre school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Montana public preschool average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
402 Schools
# Students
426 Students
65,153 Students
# Teachers
31 Teachers
4,888 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Deer Lodge 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
#221 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.39
# American Indian Students
2 Students
6,542 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
10%
# Asian Students
2 Students
365 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
13 Students
3,962 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
6%
# Black Students
4 Students
460 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
377 Students
50,315 Students
% White Students
89%
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
106 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
28 Students
3,402 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
10
285
# Students in K Grade:
52
12,329
# Students in 1st Grade:
57
11,294
# Students in 2nd Grade:
47
10,240
# Students in 3rd Grade:
38
9,618
# Students in 4th Grade:
47
9,269
# Students in 5th Grade:
37
8,250
# Students in 6th Grade:
48
3,589
# Students in 7th Grade:
50
148
# Students in 8th Grade:
40
131
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
-
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
-
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
-
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
-
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,906 in this school district is less 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 $12,779 is less than the state median of $15,271. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,906
$15,183
Spending / Student
$12,779
$15,271
Best Deer Lodge Elementary School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
O D Speer School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
444 Montana Avenue
Deer Lodge, MT 59722
(406) 846-2268
Deer Lodge, MT 59722
(406) 846-2268
Grades: PK-6
| 336 students
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