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Deer Lodge 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 preschool serving 326 students in Deer Lodge Elementary School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Montana.
Public Preschool in Deer Lodge Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Montana public pre school average of 41%), 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 preschool average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
395 Schools
# Students
424 Students
65,251 Students
# Teachers
31 Teachers
4,856 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Deer Lodge Elementary School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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
#221 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.24
0.40
% American Indian
n/a
10%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
3%
6%
% Black
1%
1%
% White
87%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
9%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,967 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,263. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,840 is less than the state median of $15,352. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,967
$15,263
Spending / Student
$12,840
$15,352
Best Deer Lodge Elementary School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
O D Speer School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
444 Montana Avenue
Deer Lodge, MT 59722
(406) 846-2268
Deer Lodge, MT 59722
(406) 846-2268
Grades: PK-6
| 326 students
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