Bitterroot School

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Regular School · Billings, MT

Bitterroot School is a regular school school in Billings, Montana, serving grades PK–05 with 264 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

264

Teachers (FTE)

16.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	185	70%
Hispanic/Latino	35	13%
Two or more races	31	12%
American Indian / Alaska Native	10	4%
Black or African American	1	0%
Asian	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	264	121M / 143F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35-39%	35.6%	132
Reading Proficiency	35-39%	48.6%	132
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)

+0.07 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

16 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

113

42.8% 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.)	264	100%

Contact & Location

415 North 30th Street

Billings, MT 59101

Phone: (406)281-6205

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
Bench School Elementary
Big Sky Elementary 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

300387000062

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