Canyon Creek Elementary

Summary:

The Canyon Creek Elementary district in Montana consists of two schools: Canyon Creek School, an elementary school, and Canyon Creek 6-8, a middle school. While the middle school has shown significant improvement in its statewide ranking, the elementary school has struggled, with declining test scores and a lower statewide ranking.

The Canyon Creek 6-8 Middle School has seen its statewide ranking improve from 60th out of 187 middle schools in 2022-2023 to 25th out of 123 in 2023-2024, before dropping slightly to 151st out of 222 in 2024-2025. The school's test scores in English Language Arts (39.06% proficient or better) and Mathematics (23.44% proficient or better) are higher than the district and state averages, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.9.

In contrast, the Canyon Creek School (Elementary) has struggled, with its statewide ranking dropping from 172nd out of 332 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 361st out of 401 in 2024-2025. The school's test scores in English Language Arts (12.5% proficient or better), Mathematics (7.81% proficient or better), and Science (33.33% proficient or better) are significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 40.14%, which could be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.

District Detail

3139 Duck Creek Road
Billings, MT 59101

(406) 656-4471

SchoolDigger Rank:
322^nd of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 216

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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	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
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
Canyon Creek 6-8	Public	6-8	3139 Duck Creek Road	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Canyon Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 656-4471	69	5	14.9	37.7%	57 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.2%)	35.6	151^st of 222 public middle schools	32.0%		75.2	25^th of 123 public middle schools	79.7%	126	39.1	23.4	$15,895

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elder Grove Elementary	2.87 mi	2	220^th
Elysian Elementary	3.46 mi	2	110^th
Yellowstone Academy Elementary	3.55 mi	2	361^st
Billings Elementary	3.75 mi	28	243^rd
Billings High School	5.24 mi	6	255^th

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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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