Top Rankings
Boulder Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 53 students in Boulder Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Boulder Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (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
2 Schools
328 Schools
# Students
219 Students
34,458 Students
# Teachers
14 Teachers
2,561 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 333 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#73 out of 350 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.39
% American Indian
1%
11%
% Asian
1%
n/a
% 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 $15,270. 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 $15,359. 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
$15,270
Spending / Student
$14,680
$15,359
Best Boulder Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Boulder 7-8
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
205 S Washington
Boulder, MT 59632
(406) 225-3316
Boulder, MT 59632
(406) 225-3316
Gr: 7-8 | 53 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 13%
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