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The highest-poverty public schools in Yellowstone County, Montana

Across Yellowstone County, Montana, 54 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Broadview School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 49.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Yellowstone County, Montana

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

49.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Broadview School	Broadview, MT	Broadview Elem	Elementary	105	100%
2	Lockwood High School	Lockwood, MT	Lockwood K-12	High	552	98.2%
3	Lockwood Intermediate	Lockwood, MT	Lockwood K-12	Elementary	321	96.3%
4	Lockwood Primary	Lockwood, MT	Lockwood K-12	Elementary	348	96.0%
5	Lockwood Middle School	Lockwood, MT	Lockwood K-12	Middle	359	95.5%
6	South School	Laurel, MT	Laurel Elem	Elementary	158	93.0%
7	Fred W Graff School	Laurel, MT	Laurel Elem	Elementary	245	87.3%
8	West School	Laurel, MT	Laurel Elem	Elementary	248	79.8%
9	Orchard School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	340	76.5%
10	Newman School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	249	74.7%
11	Washington School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	208	74.5%
12	Ponderosa School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	277	73.6%
13	Bench School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	332	70.5%
14	Riverside Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	436	68.1%
15	Miles Avenue School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	325	67.1%
16	Broadwater School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	400	65.8%
17	McKinley School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	339	64.0%
18	Medicine Crow Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	517	60.7%
19	Lewis & Clark Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	741	60.1%
20	Big Sky Elementary	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	373	59.2%
21	Beartooth School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	373	59.2%
22	Central Heights School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	285	58.2%
23	Bitterroot School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	264	57.2%
24	Sandstone School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	393	55.0%
25	Burlington School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	257	54.5%
26	Huntley Project Elem K-6	Worden, MT	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	Elementary	410	50.2%
27	Billings Sr High School	Billings, MT	Billings H S	High	1,629	50.0%
28	Rose Park School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	277	49.1%
29	Highland School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	249	48.2%
30	Will James Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	634	45.7%
31	Laurel Middle School	Laurel, MT	Laurel Elem	Middle	506	44.9%
32	Huntley Project High Schl	Worden, MT	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	High	217	41.5%
33	Canyon Creek School	Billings, MT	Canyon Creek Elem	Elementary	147	40.1%
34	Castle Rock Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	691	39.8%
35	Skyview High School	Billings, MT	Billings H S	High	1,542	39.3%
36	Huntley Project 7-8	Worden, MT	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	Middle	124	38.7%
37	Shepherd Middle School	Shepherd, MT	Shepherd Elem	Middle	180	37.2%
38	Laurel High School	Laurel, MT	Laurel H S	High	578	34.9%
39	Poly Drive School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	283	33.9%
40	Alkali Creek School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	310	31.9%
41	Independent School	Billings, MT	Independent Elem	Elementary	272	31.3%
42	Elysian Middle School	Billings, MT	Elysian Elem	Middle	148	30.4%
43	Billings West High School	Billings, MT	Billings H S	High	2,115	30.1%
44	Elysian School	Billings, MT	Elysian Elem	Elementary	302	27.5%
45	Shepherd Elementary	Shepherd, MT	Shepherd Elem	Elementary	342	26.9%
46	Eagle Cliffs Elementary	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	443	25.7%
47	Shepherd High School	Shepherd, MT	Shepherd H S	High	225	25.3%
48	Ben Steele Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	740	23.8%
49	Boulder School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	495	23.6%
50	Meadowlark School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	691	23.6%

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