For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 293 students in Lame Deer Elementary School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Montana.
Public Elementary School in Lame Deer Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Montana public elementary school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 5% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Montana public elementary school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
525 Schools
# Students
382 Students
96,606 Students
# Teachers
26 Teachers
7,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Lame Deer 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
#350 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤1%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
2%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.39
# American Indian Students
365 Students
10,211 Students
% American Indian Students
96%
10%
# Asian Students
n/a
565 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
9 Students
5,787 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
6%
# Black Students
n/a
653 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
n/a
74,427 Students
% White Students
n/a
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
169 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
4,793 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
276
# Students in K Grade:
42
12,112
# Students in 1st Grade:
50
11,755
# Students in 2nd Grade:
36
11,401
# Students in 3rd Grade:
53
11,444
# Students in 4th Grade:
33
11,403
# Students in 5th Grade:
37
11,404
# Students in 6th Grade:
42
11,551
# Students in 7th Grade:
38
7,485
# Students in 8th Grade:
51
7,727
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
13
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
14
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
12
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
9
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,372 is higher than the state median of $15,183. The school district revenue/student has grown by 24% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,291 is higher than the state median of $15,271. The school district spending/student has grown by 26% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,372
$15,183
Spending / Student
$21,291
$15,271
Best Lame Deer Elementary School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lame Deer School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
103 Old School Street
Lame Deer, MT 59043
(406) 477-6305
Lame Deer, MT 59043
(406) 477-6305
Grades: PK-6
| 293 students
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