Lame Deer Elementary

Summary:

The Lame Deer Elementary district in Montana consists of two schools: Lame Deer School, an elementary school, and Lame Deer 7-8, a middle school. Both schools have consistently ranked in the bottom tiers of their respective school types in Montana, with Lame Deer School in the bottom 5% of elementary schools and Lame Deer 7-8 in the bottom 10% of middle schools.

The schools face significant challenges, with both having extremely low proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Lame Deer School had only 2.03% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 43.09%. Additionally, both schools have a 100% free/reduced lunch rate, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While Lame Deer School spends $15,289 per student, significantly higher than the $7,826 spent per student at Lame Deer 7-8, the low test scores suggest that more targeted interventions may be needed. The higher student-teacher ratio at Lame Deer 7-8 compared to Lame Deer School may also be a contributing factor to the lower performance at the middle school level, highlighting the potential need for improved staffing and support for teachers in the district.

District Detail

101 West Boundary St
Lame Deer, MT 59043

(406) 477-6308

SchoolDigger Rank:
375^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 353

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
Lame Deer School	Public, Virtual	PK, KG-6	103 Old School Street	Lame Deer	59043	Rosebud County	Lame Deer Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(406) 477-6305	278	19	14.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	263 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	5.8	386^th of 401 public elementary schools	3.7%		2.1	210^th of 212 public elementary schools	0.9%	176	2.0	6.8	$20,376
Lame Deer 7-8	Public, Virtual	7-8	South Highway 39	Lame Deer	59043	Rosebud County	Lame Deer Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(406) 477-8900	75	4	19.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.6	210^th of 222 public middle schools	5.4%		3.2	119^th of 123 public middle schools	3.3%	91	5.2	0.0	$21,143

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lame Deer High School	2.19 mi	1	376^th
Northern Cheyenne Tribal School	15.05 mi	1
Colstrip Elementary	18.35 mi	2	319^th
Ashland Elementary	19.37 mi	2	379^th
Colstrip High School	20.42 mi	1	277^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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