Orchard School

Virtual

Regular School · Billings, MT

Orchard School is a regular school school in Billings, Montana, serving grades PK–05 with 340 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

340

Teachers (FTE)

22.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	148	44%
Hispanic/Latino	76	22%
American Indian / Alaska Native	67	20%
Two or more races	40	12%
Black or African American	7	2%
Asian	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	340	172M / 168F

English Language Learners: 9 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	15-19%	35.6%	124
Reading Proficiency	15-19%	48.6%	125
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)

-0.64 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

10 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

167

49.1% 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.)	340	100%

Contact & Location

415 North 30th Street

Billings, MT 59101

Phone: (406)281-6216

http://orchardhuskies.weebly.com

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
Bitterroot School Elementary
Boulder School Elementary
Broadwater 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

300387000077

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