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Best Elementary Schools in Yellowstone County, MT

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Schools

10,827

Students

Districts

Top rankedShepherd Elementary44^th of 401 Montana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Shepherd Elementary up 61 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Blue Creek School 11.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Meadowlark School and 7 more

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAST English Language Arts (2025)	MAST Mathematics (2025)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Lockwood Intermediate	Public	3-5	1932 US Highway 87 E.	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Lockwood K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 248-3239	321	26	12.2	96.3%	238 (74.1%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	35.8	271^st of 401 public elementary schools	32.4%					(n/a)	33.2	28.5
Lockwood Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1932 US Highway 87 E.	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Lockwood K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 252-2776	348	28	12.4	96.0%	255 (73.3%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)								(n/a)
Arrowhead School	Public	PK, KG-5	2510 38th Street West	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6201	434	24	18.1	18.4%	370 (85.3%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	73	83^rd of 401 public elementary schools	79.3%		85.9	26^th of 212 public elementary schools	87.7%	57	55.7	50.5	$11,781
Bench School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Milton Road	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 281-6203	332	22	14.9	70.5%	188 (56.6%)	3 (0.9%)	37 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	66 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.8%)	24.3	327^th of 401 public elementary schools	18.5%					(n/a)	29.9	18.7	$12,697
Bitterroot School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Bench Blvd	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6205	264	16	16.5	57.2%	185 (70.1%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.7%)	36.7	267^th of 401 public elementary schools	33.4%		40.2	140^th of 212 public elementary schools	34.0%	127	37.5	22.8	$12,334
Boulder School	Public	PK, KG-5	2202 32nd Street West	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6206	495	27	18.6	23.6%	415 (83.8%)	6 (1.2%)	32 (6.5%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.9%)	81.7	46^th of 401 public elementary schools	88.5%		81.2	39^th of 212 public elementary schools	81.6%	7	60.0	59.0	$11,331
Broadwater School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Broadwater	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 281-6207	400	25	16.1	65.8%	239 (59.8%)	9 (2.3%)	66 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	51 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.0%)	28.5	312^th of 401 public elementary schools	22.2%					(n/a)	30.7	22.5
Burlington School	Public	PK, KG-5	2135 Lewis Avenue	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6208	257	19	13.8	54.5%	182 (70.8%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.1%)	5 (1.9%)	18 (7.0%)	3 (1.2%)	21 (8.2%)	51.9	201^st of 401 public elementary schools	49.9%		54.2	112^th of 212 public elementary schools	47.2%	89	41.7	39.7	$12,182
Central Heights School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Lexington	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6209	285	19	15.4	58.2%	179 (62.8%)	1 (0.4%)	55 (19.3%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.3%)	35	276^th of 401 public elementary schools	31.2%		53.5	115^th of 212 public elementary schools	45.8%	161	35.4	21.5	$12,270
Highland School	Public	PK, KG-5	729 Parkhill	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6211	249	16	15.1	48.2%	178 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.2%)	2 (0.8%)	20 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.4%)	43.7	238^th of 401 public elementary schools	40.6%		61.4	95^th of 212 public elementary schools	55.2%	143	41.2	31.3	$12,257
McKinley School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 North 31st Street	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 281-6212	339	29	11.6	64.0%	179 (52.8%)	5 (1.5%)	41 (12.1%)	5 (1.5%)	65 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.7%)	57.7	168^th of 401 public elementary schools	58.1%		80	44^th of 212 public elementary schools	79.2%	124	45.2	43.8	$12,572
Meadowlark School	Public	PK, KG-5	221 29th Street West	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6213	691	38	18.3	23.6%	547 (79.2%)	10 (1.4%)	38 (5.5%)	7 (1.0%)	38 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.2%)	81	48^th of 401 public elementary schools	88.0%					(n/a)	59.6	57.4	$10,996
Miles Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Miles Avenue	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 281-6214	325	21	15.1	67.1%	202 (62.2%)	8 (2.5%)	47 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.1%)	39.6	253^rd of 401 public elementary schools	36.9%					(n/a)	39.0	28.1	$13,278
Newman School	Public	PK, KG-5	605 South Billings Blvd	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 281-6215	249	20	12.2	74.7%	136 (54.6%)	6 (2.4%)	43 (17.3%)	1 (0.4%)	45 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	25.8	325^th of 401 public elementary schools	19.0%		20.8	180^th of 212 public elementary schools	15.1%	145	26.5	22.8	$12,671
Orchard School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Jackson Street	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 281-6216	340	22	15.1	76.5%	148 (43.5%)	7 (2.1%)	76 (22.4%)	1 (0.3%)	67 (19.7%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.8%)	15.2	358^th of 401 public elementary schools	10.7%		29	165^th of 212 public elementary schools	22.2%	193	19.7	11.6	$12,818
Poly Drive School	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Poly Drive	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6217	283	17	16.7	33.9%	216 (76.3%)	3 (1.1%)	27 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.7%)	71	93^rd of 401 public elementary schools	76.8%		75	60^th of 212 public elementary schools	71.7%	33	51.7	53.1	$11,940
Ponderosa School	Public	PK, KG-5	4188 King Avenue East	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 281-6218	277	23	11.8	73.6%	145 (52.3%)	9 (3.2%)	52 (18.8%)	1 (0.4%)	52 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	12.7	364^th of 401 public elementary schools	9.2%		15.2	187^th of 212 public elementary schools	11.8%	177	17.3	12.1	$11,811
Rose Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	1812 19th Street West	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6219	277	17	15.9	49.1%	189 (68.2%)	9 (3.2%)	35 (12.6%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (6.9%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (7.2%)	55.3	181^st of 401 public elementary schools	54.9%		52.9	117^th of 212 public elementary schools	44.8%	64	45.2	40.2	$12,371
Sandstone School	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 Nutter Blvd	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6220	393	24	16.5	55.0%	276 (70.2%)	6 (1.5%)	47 (12.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.2%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.1%)	36.9	266^th of 401 public elementary schools	33.7%		61	96^th of 212 public elementary schools	54.7%	170	36.1	29.1	$11,897
Alkali Creek School	Public	PK, KG-5	681 Alkali Creek Road	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6200	310	18	17.6	31.9%	234 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.6%)	5 (1.6%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.4%)	60.8	151^st of 401 public elementary schools	62.3%		61.6	94^th of 212 public elementary schools	55.7%	57	49.1	41.4	$11,705
Big Sky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3231 Granger Avenue East	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6204	373	24	15.6	59.2%	227 (60.9%)	12 (3.2%)	51 (13.7%)	6 (1.6%)	44 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.8%)	31.5	295^th of 401 public elementary schools	26.4%					(n/a)	28.2	26.4	$11,887
Eagle Cliffs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Kootenai	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6210	443	25	17.6	25.7%	340 (76.7%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	69.1	106^th of 401 public elementary schools	73.6%		78	50^th of 212 public elementary schools	76.4%	56	53.4	54.8	$11,626
Beartooth School	Public	PK, KG-5	1345 Elaine Street	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6202	373	22	17.0	59.2%	256 (68.6%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.4%)	32.1	291^st of 401 public elementary schools	27.4%		49.9	125^th of 212 public elementary schools	41.0%	166	32.4	28.5	$12,091
Blue Creek School	Public	PK, KG-6	3652 Blue Creek Road	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Blue Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 259-0653	145	13	11.1	2.1%	129 (89.0%)	3 (2.1%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	44.1	234^th of 401 public elementary schools	41.6%		65.1	87^th of 212 public elementary schools	59.0%	147	45.1	28.6	$9,422
Broadview School	Public	PK, KG-8	13935 1st Street	Broadview	59015	Yellowstone County	Broadview K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(406) 667-2337	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Canyon Creek School	Public	PK, KG-5	3139 Duck Creek Road	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Canyon Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 656-4471	147	13	11.6	40.1%	127 (86.4%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	13.5	361^st of 401 public elementary schools	10.0%		26.9	172^nd of 212 public elementary schools	18.9%	189	12.5	7.8	$13,547
Custer School	Public	PK, KG-6	304 4th Avenue	Custer	59024	Yellowstone County	Custer K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 856-4117	49	6	8.8	53.1%	46 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	35.7	272^nd of 401 public elementary schools	32.2%		41.9	137^th of 212 public elementary schools	35.4%	135	25.0	39.3	$23,322
Elder Grove School	Public	PK, KG-5	1532 South 64 Street W	Billings	59106	Yellowstone County	Elder Grove Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 656-2893	465	25	18.6	19.8%	391 (84.1%)	5 (1.1%)	32 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	45.1	230^th of 401 public elementary schools	42.6%		45.1	132^nd of 212 public elementary schools	37.7%	98	37.7	33.1	$8,998
Elysian School	Public	PK, KG-5	6416 Elysian Road	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Elysian Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 656-4101	302	19	16.3	27.5%	241 (79.8%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.0%)	6 (2.0%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	58.6	162^nd of 401 public elementary schools	59.6%		75.6	58^th of 212 public elementary schools	72.6%	104	50.7	42.6	$11,721
Huntley Project Elementary K-6	Public	PK, KG-6	1477 Ash Street	Worden	59088	Yellowstone County	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 967-2540	410	29	14.2	50.2%	345 (84.1%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	43.9	237^th of 401 public elementary schools	40.9%		33	153^rd of 212 public elementary schools	27.8%	84	32.0	41.7	$13,645
Independent School	Public	PK, KG-6	2907 Roundup Road	Billings	59105	Yellowstone County	Independent Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 259-8109	272	20	13.8	31.3%	219 (80.5%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	7 (2.6%)	12 (4.4%)	48.8	214^th of 401 public elementary schools	46.6%					(n/a)	39.5	39.1	$9,691
Laurel Intermediate School	Public	3-5	845 Alder Ave	Laurel	59044	Yellowstone County	Laurel Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 628-6916	245	15	16.2	87.3%	212 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	68.1	115^th of 401 public elementary schools	71.3%		54.5	111^th of 212 public elementary schools	47.6%	4	53.1	46.1	$12,178
Laurel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	502 Eighth Avenue	Laurel	59044	Yellowstone County	Laurel Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 628-3360	248	18	13.8	79.8%	211 (85.1%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)								(n/a)			$11,819
Morin School	Public	PK, KG-6	8824 Pryor Road	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Morin Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 259-6093	35	5	7.0	100.0%	7 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.6%)	11.1	370^th of 401 public elementary schools	7.7%		25	175^th of 212 public elementary schools	17.5%	195	20.0	6.7	$25,986
Pioneer School	Public	PK, KG-8	1937 Dover Road	Billings	59105	Yellowstone County	Pioneer Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 373-5357	73	7	10.2	4.1%	56 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	30.5	300^th of 401 public elementary schools	25.2%					(n/a)	30.6	22.2	$11,389
Shepherd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7842 Shepherd Road	Shepherd	59079	Yellowstone County	Shepherd Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 373-5516	342	22	15.5	26.9%	312 (91.2%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	82.1	44^th of 401 public elementary schools	89.0%		56.1	105^th of 212 public elementary schools	50.5%	61	61.1	60.1	$8,821
Yellowstone Academy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1750 Ray of Hope Lane	Billings	59106	Yellowstone County	Yellowstone Academy Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 656-2198	36	5	6.7	77.8%	28 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.4	375^th of 401 public elementary schools	6.5%		5.3	198^th of 212 public elementary schools	6.6%	177	13.8	6.7	$119,416

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