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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Montana

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Montana, drawn from 107 qualifying public elementary schools. Washington School leads the list at -72.5%, against a median of -12.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

107

Montana

Best Enrollment change

-72.5%

Median Enrollment change

-12.3%

FASTEST DECLINING · MONTANA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Washington School	Hamilton, MT	Hamilton K-12 Schools	236	65	-72.5%
2	Hellgate Elem Lower Grades	Missoula, MT	Hellgate Elem	952	305	-68.0%
3	West School	Laurel, MT	Laurel Elem	461	248	-46.2%
4	Highland Park School	Lewistown, MT	Lewistown Elem	281	159	-43.4%
5	Irving School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	272	174	-36.0%
6	Lincoln School	Miles City, MT	Miles City Elem	257	166	-35.4%
7	Napi School	Browning, MT	Browning Elem	424	278	-34.4%
8	Smith School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	320	217	-32.2%
9	East Side School	Livingston, MT	Livingston Elem	349	249	-28.7%
10	Bitterroot School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	369	264	-28.5%
11	Florence-Carlton El Schl	Florence, MT	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	420	301	-28.3%
12	Elrod School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	320	237	-25.9%
13	Lillian Peterson School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	457	344	-24.7%
14	Frenchtown Intermediate School	Frenchtown, MT	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	220	171	-22.3%
15	Manhattan Elem	Manhattan, MT	Manhattan School	333	259	-22.2%
16	W F Morrison School	Troy, MT	Troy Elem	203	158	-22.2%
17	Bigfork Elementary	Bigfork, MT	Bigfork Elem	440	343	-22.0%
18	Whittier School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	239	187	-21.8%
19	Rossiter School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	471	369	-21.7%
20	Poplar School	Poplar, MT	Poplar Elem	420	329	-21.7%
21	Mountain View School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	398	315	-20.9%
22	Arlee Elementary	Arlee, MT	Arlee Elem	260	206	-20.8%
23	Central Elementary	Sidney, MT	Sidney Elem	341	272	-20.2%
24	Browning Elementary	Browning, MT	Browning Elem	322	258	-19.9%
25	Hardin Intermediate	Hardin, MT	Hardin Elem	359	290	-19.2%
26	Lewis & Clark School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	418	338	-19.1%
27	Rattlesnake Elementary School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	482	393	-18.5%
28	Broadwater School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	253	207	-18.2%
29	Poly Drive School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	342	283	-17.3%
30	Russell School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	268	223	-16.8%
31	Lakeside Elementary School	Lakeside, MT	Somers Elem	359	303	-15.6%
32	Bonner School	Bonner, MT	Bonner Elem	269	227	-15.6%
33	Warren School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	326	276	-15.3%
34	Edgerton School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	600	509	-15.2%
35	Cornelius Hedges School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	376	320	-14.9%
36	Hardin Primary	Hardin, MT	Hardin Elem	337	287	-14.8%
37	Libby Elementary School	Libby, MT	Libby K-12 Schools	683	582	-14.8%
38	Highland School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	292	249	-14.7%
39	Columbus Elem School	Columbus, MT	Columbus Elem	326	278	-14.7%
40	Southside School	Wolf Point, MT	Wolf Point Elem	251	214	-14.7%
41	Crow Agency School	Crow Agency, MT	Hardin Elem	314	268	-14.6%
42	Frenchtown Elementary School	Frenchtown, MT	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	485	415	-14.4%
43	Valley View School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	364	312	-14.3%
44	Pine Butte Elementary Sch	Colstrip, MT	Colstrip Elem	252	217	-13.9%
45	Chief Joseph School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	302	260	-13.9%
46	Bench School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	385	332	-13.8%
47	Hawthorne School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	212	183	-13.7%
48	Monforton Primary	Bozeman, MT	Monforton Elem	212	183	-13.7%
49	B A Winans School	Livingston, MT	Livingston Elem	309	267	-13.6%
50	Kennedy School	Butte, MT	Butte Elem	253	219	-13.4%

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