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Lewistown Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 195 students in Lewistown Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Lewistown Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
4 Schools
331 Schools
# Students
870 Students
34,525 Students
# Teachers
63 Teachers
2,568 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Lewistown Elementary School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 347 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#146 out of 350 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.39
% American Indian
2%
11%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
5%
6%
% Black
1%
1%
% White
89%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,203 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,263. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,877 is less than the state median of $15,352. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,203
$15,263
Spending / Student
$11,877
$15,352
Best Lewistown Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lewistown 7-8
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
914 West Main
Lewistown, MT 59457
(406) 535-5419
Lewistown, MT 59457
(406) 535-5419
Grades: 7-8
| 195 students
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