Ekalaka Elementary

Summary:

The Ekalaka Elementary school district in Montana consists of two schools: Ekalaka Elementary School and Ekalaka 7-8. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade in the small town of Ekalaka.

Ekalaka Elementary School has shown significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 162nd out of 332 Montana elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 68th out of 401 in 2024-2025. The school's performance in mathematics is particularly impressive, with 68.75% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 36.77%. In contrast, Ekalaka 7-8 has an exceptionally high percentage of students proficient or better in mathematics, at 95.45%, far surpassing the state average.

Both Ekalaka Elementary School and Ekalaka 7-8 serve communities with similar socioeconomic backgrounds, as indicated by their comparable free and reduced lunch rates of around 49%. While Ekalaka Elementary School outperforms the state average in all three subject areas (English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science), Ekalaka 7-8 underperforms in English Language Arts compared to the state average, suggesting a need for improvement in this subject area.

District Detail

111 W Speelmon St
Ekalaka, MT 59324

(406) 775-8767

SchoolDigger Rank:
72^nd of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 94

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
Ekalaka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	106 E Park St	Ekalaka	59324	Carter County	Ekalaka Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 775-8765	69	7	9.9	49.3%	59 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	76.3	68^th of 401 public elementary schools	83.0%		32.3	155^th of 212 public elementary schools	26.9%	87	50.0	68.8	$17,001
Ekalaka 7-8	Public	7-8	111 W Speelmon	Ekalaka	59324	Carter County	Ekalaka Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 775-8767	25	2	16.6	48.0%	23 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	67.1	53^rd of 222 public middle schools	76.1%		62.7	41^st of 123 public middle schools	66.7%	12	31.8	95.5	$12,698

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carter County High School	0.18 mi	1	221^st
Hawks Home Elementary	34.68 mi	2	13^th
Baker K-12 Schools	34.87 mi	4	218^th
Plevna K-12 Schools	36.75 mi	3	41^st
Trail Creek Elementary	42.51 mi	1	1^st

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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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