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Best Elementary Schools in Deer Lodge, MT

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Summary:

The city of Deer Lodge, Montana is home to a single elementary school, O D Speer School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 161 out of 329 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 141 out of 212 in the current 2023-2024 school year.

Academically, O D Speer School has mixed results compared to the Deer Lodge Elementary district and the state of Montana. While the school's reading proficiency rate of 38.55% is close to the district and state averages, its mathematics and science proficiency rates of 29.52% and 32.65%, respectively, are lower. The school's student-teacher ratio of 13.4 is slightly better than the state average, potentially indicating smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students.

One notable characteristic of O D Speer School is the high percentage of students, 61.96%, who receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. However, the school's spending per student of $10,927 for the 2018-2019 school year was higher than the national average, suggesting a focus on supporting student learning and development. Overall, while O D Speer School faces some challenges, it also has potential strengths that may contribute to the success of its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Total
O D Speer School	Public	PK, KG-6	444 Montana Avenue	Deer Lodge	59722	Powell County	Deer Lodge Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 846-2268	337	24	13.9	60.2%	290 (86.1%)	4 (1.2%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.5%)								(n/a)	$14,508

Cities Near Deer Lodge

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Garrison	10.79 mi	1
Avon	16.32 mi	1	1^st
Gold Creek	16.96 mi	1
Elliston	18.71 mi	1	107^th
Anaconda	20.62 mi	4

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

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