Elementary Schools in West Yellowstone K-12

Summary:

The West Yellowstone School is the sole elementary school serving the West Yellowstone K-12 district in West Yellowstone, Montana. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 136th out of 212 elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 240th out of 401 in 2024-2025.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates are mixed compared to district and state averages. In English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, the school's proficiency rates of 39.34% and 30.65% respectively are lower than the district's 47.93% and 40.98%, as well as the state's 43.09% and 36.77%. However, in Science, the school's proficiency rate of 41.18% is higher than both the district's 46.15% and the state's 38.16%. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 44.88%, indicating a higher level of economic disadvantage among its student population.

Despite these challenges, the school appears to be efficiently allocating its resources, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.3 and per-student spending of $9,581 for the 2018-2019 school year. These factors suggest the school may be well-positioned to support student learning, though continued monitoring and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve its overall academic performance.

District Detail

411 N Geyser St
West Yellowstone, MT 59758

(406) 646-7617

SchoolDigger Rank:
167^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 252

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
West Yellowstone School	Public	K-5	411 N Geyser	West Yellowstone	59758	Gallatin County	West Yellowstone K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 646-7617	127	10	12.3	44.9%	63 (49.6%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (48.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	43.6	240^th of 401 public elementary schools	40.1%		42.5	136^th of 212 public elementary schools	35.8%	104	39.3	30.7	$12,253

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gardiner Elementary	31.91 mi	2	186^th
Gardiner High School	31.92 mi	1	34^th
Big Sky School K-12	39.56 mi	3	116^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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