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Lodge Grass School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
367th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 401 Montana Elementary Schools
Better than 8% of Montana elementary schools
Summary

Lodge Grass School is an elementary school in Lodge Grass, Montana, serving 175 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Lodge Grass Elementary School District, which is ranked 362 out of 387 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's high spending of $14,928 per student, which is significantly above the state average, Lodge Grass School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Montana, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that are far below the state averages. The school's most recent data shows only 5.88%, 18.07%, and 4.55% of students proficient or better in these subjects, respectively, compared to the state averages of 43.09%, 36.77%, and 38.16%. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, with 100% of students receiving this assistance.

The nearby Wyola Elementary School, which is also part of the Wyola Elementary District, has even lower academic proficiency rates than Lodge Grass School, with 0% of students proficient in Mathematics and Science in the most recent year. This suggests that the educational challenges faced by these schools may be systemic, requiring a comprehensive, community-based approach to address the root causes of the persistent performance gaps.

175
Students ?
10.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,920
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 124 N St George
       Lodge Grass, MT  59050

(406) 639-2333

District: Lodge Grass Elementary


Students who attend Lodge Grass School usually attend:

Middle:    Lodge Grass 7-8
High:    Lodge Grass High School
Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
98.3%
Pacific Islander:
1.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2009 → 8th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2009
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Montana average (11% vs 40% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)
!English Language Arts scores 37 pts below the Montana average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school11%
District avg8%
Montana avg40%
367th of 401
Montana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 8%▲ up 8 pts since 2021
From bottom 1% (2021) to bottom 8% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
362nd of 387Lodge Grass 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
202511.5367 of 4018.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.1209 of 2121.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20231.9326 of 3321.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.1326 of 3290.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.3353 of 3560.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20130.1246 of 2460.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.0244 of 2440.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.0247 of 2470.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20101.6236 of 2412.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.0190 of 1900.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20084.2187 of 1943.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20071.3228 of 2300.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20062.4230 of 2341.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20050.5213 of 2182.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20041.8213 of 2171.8%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Montana (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics18%-19 vs state
English Language Arts6%-37 vs state
Science5%-34 vs state

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Students at Lodge Grass School are 98% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Students who attend Lodge Grass School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lodge Grass 7-8
High : Lodge Grass High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 175 students attended Lodge Grass School.

Lodge Grass School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Montana elementary schools.


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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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