Bench School

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Regular School · Billings, MT

Bench School is a regular school school in Billings, Montana, serving grades PK–05 with 332 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

332

Teachers (FTE)

22.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

15:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	188	57%
American Indian / Alaska Native	66	20%
Hispanic/Latino	37	11%
Two or more races	36	11%
Black or African American	3	1%
Asian	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	332	164M / 168F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35-39%	35.6%	105
Reading Proficiency	30-34%	48.6%	106
Science Proficiency	n/a	—	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.17 grade levels

Math

+0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

18 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

151

45.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	332	100%

Contact & Location

415 North 30th Street

Billings, MT 59101

Phone: (406)281-6203

http://www.billingsschools.org/our-schools/eleme

District

Billings Elem

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,841

District enrollment: 10,988

Other Schools in District

Alkali Creek School Elementary
Arrowhead School Elementary
Beartooth School Elementary
Big Sky Elementary Elementary
Bitterroot School Elementary
Boulder School Elementary
Broadwater School Elementary
Burlington School Elementary

View all 26 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 59101) → CensusDepth.com
Montana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Montana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

300387000061

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD