Elementary Schools in Lima K-12 Schools

Summary:

The Lima K-12 Schools district in Montana contains only one elementary school, Lima School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. While the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, it faces some significant challenges in terms of academic achievement, particularly in mathematics.

Lima School's statewide ranking has ranged from 176 out of 212 elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 290 out of 401 in 2024-2025. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 35.71% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district average of 42.11% and the state average of 43.09%. The school's performance was even worse in mathematics, with only 7.14% of students proficient or better, significantly lower than the district average of 10.53% and the state average of 36.77%. However, the school did perform better in science, with 60% of students proficient or better, compared to the district average of 57.14% and the state average of 38.16%.

Despite these academic challenges, Lima School has a very low student-teacher ratio of 4.8 to 1, which is significantly lower than the typical ratio. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 66.67% in 2024-2025, indicating that it serves a high-needs population. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $19,822, which is relatively high compared to state averages, suggesting that the district is investing significant resources in the school, but these resources may not be translating into improved student outcomes.

District Detail

1 North Harrison
Lima, MT 59739

(406) 276-3571

SchoolDigger Rank:
280^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 39

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
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
Lima School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 North Harrison	Lima	59739	Beaverhead County	Lima K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 276-3571	21	4	4.8	66.7%	19 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.5	290^th of 401 public elementary schools	27.7%		22.8	176^th of 212 public elementary schools	17.0%	114	35.7	7.1	$24,071

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Grant Elementary	34.65 mi	1	385^th
Dillon Elementary	40.08 mi	2	77^th
Beaverhead County High School	40.3 mi	1	55^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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