Big Sky Elementary

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Regular School · Billings, MT

Big Sky Elementary is a regular school school in Billings, Montana, serving grades PK–05 with 373 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

373

Teachers (FTE)

23.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	227	61%
Hispanic/Latino	51	14%
American Indian / Alaska Native	44	12%
Two or more races	33	9%
Black or African American	12	3%
Asian	6	2%
Total enrollment	373	187M / 186F

English Language Learners: 5 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	45-49%	35.6%	164
Reading Proficiency	35-39%	48.6%	163
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)

+0.01 grade levels

Math

+0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

27 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

120

32.2% 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.)	373	100%

Contact & Location

415 North 30th Street

Billings, MT 59101

Phone: (406)281-6204

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
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

300387000901

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