Top Rankings
Boulder Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 166 students in Boulder Elementary School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public pre schools in Montana.
Public Preschool in Boulder Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the Montana public pre school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Montana public preschool average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
395 Schools
# Students
219 Students
65,251 Students
# Teachers
14 Teachers
4,856 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Boulder 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
#69 out of 350 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.40
% American Indian
1%
10%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
8%
6%
% Black
n/a
1%
% White
83%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,712 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,263. The school district revenue/student has declined by 28% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,680 is less than the state median of $15,352. The school district spending/student has declined by 28% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,712
$15,263
Spending / Student
$14,680
$15,352
Best Boulder Elementary School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Boulder Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
205 So Washington
Boulder, MT 59632
(406) 225-3316
Boulder, MT 59632
(406) 225-3316
Grades: PK-6
| 166 students
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