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Ekalaka Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
68th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 401 Montana Elementary Schools
Better than 83% of Montana elementary schools
Summary

Ekalaka Elementary School is a public elementary school in Ekalaka, Montana, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 69 students. The school is part of the Ekalaka Elementary District, which is ranked 72 out of 387 districts in the state and rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Ekalaka Elementary School has shown strong academic performance in recent years, outperforming the state average in several key areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 50% of students were proficient or better in MAST/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 43.09%. Additionally, 68.75% of students were proficient or better in MAST/Mathematics, significantly higher than the state average of 36.77%. The school has also maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.3 to 9.9 students per teacher over the past three school years.

However, Ekalaka Elementary School has experienced significant fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 9th out of 194 Montana elementary schools in 2007-2008 to a low of 162nd out of 332 in 2022-2023. While the school has consistently outperformed the state average in mathematics, the percentage of students proficient or better in MAST/English Language Arts has been lower than the state average, suggesting an area for potential improvement.

69
Students ?
9.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,001
Per pupil spending ?
49.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 106 E Park St
       Ekalaka, MT  59324

(406) 775-8765

District: Ekalaka Elementary


Students who attend Ekalaka Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Ekalaka 7-8
High:    Carter County High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
85.5%
Two or more races:
8.7%
Asian:
2.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2005 → 83rd in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Montana average (57% vs 40% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 17% of Montana elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 50 percentile points since 2005
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school57%
District avg60%
Montana avg40%
68th of 401
Montana public elementary schools ?
Top 17%▼ down 11 pts since 2015
From top 6% (2015) to top 17% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
72nd of 387Ekalaka Elementary among Montana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMontana percentileRating
202576.368 of 40183.0%★★★★☆
202432.3155 of 21226.9%★☆☆☆☆
202355.9162 of 33251.2%★★★☆☆
202262.7145 of 32955.9%★★★☆☆
202176.294 of 35673.6%★★★★☆
201593.817 of 28794.1%★★★★★
200884.79 of 19495.4%★★★★★
200764.377 of 23066.5%★★★☆☆
200650.1136 of 23441.9%★★☆☆☆
200541.6147 of 21832.6%★★☆☆☆
By subject vs Montana (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics69%+32 vs state
English Language Arts50%+7 vs state
Science45%+7 vs state

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Ekalaka Elementary School ranks 68th of 401 Montana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 69 students attended Ekalaka Elementary School.

Students at Ekalaka Elementary School are 86% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% American Indian.

Students who attend Ekalaka Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ekalaka 7-8
High : Carter County High School


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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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