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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Yellowstone County, Montana

35 public elementary schools in Yellowstone County, Montana appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Broadview School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 57.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Yellowstone County, Montana

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

57.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Broadview School	Broadview, MT	Broadview Elem	Elementary	105	100%
2	Lockwood Intermediate	Lockwood, MT	Lockwood K-12	Elementary	321	96.3%
3	Lockwood Primary	Lockwood, MT	Lockwood K-12	Elementary	348	96.0%
4	South School	Laurel, MT	Laurel Elem	Elementary	158	93.0%
5	Fred W Graff School	Laurel, MT	Laurel Elem	Elementary	245	87.3%
6	West School	Laurel, MT	Laurel Elem	Elementary	248	79.8%
7	Orchard School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	340	76.5%
8	Newman School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	249	74.7%
9	Washington School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	208	74.5%
10	Ponderosa School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	277	73.6%
11	Bench School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	332	70.5%
12	Miles Avenue School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	325	67.1%
13	Broadwater School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	400	65.8%
14	McKinley School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	339	64.0%
15	Big Sky Elementary	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	373	59.2%
16	Beartooth School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	373	59.2%
17	Central Heights School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	285	58.2%
18	Bitterroot School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	264	57.2%
19	Sandstone School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	393	55.0%
20	Burlington School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	257	54.5%
21	Huntley Project Elem K-6	Worden, MT	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	Elementary	410	50.2%
22	Rose Park School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	277	49.1%
23	Highland School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	249	48.2%
24	Canyon Creek School	Billings, MT	Canyon Creek Elem	Elementary	147	40.1%
25	Poly Drive School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	283	33.9%
26	Alkali Creek School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	310	31.9%
27	Independent School	Billings, MT	Independent Elem	Elementary	272	31.3%
28	Elysian School	Billings, MT	Elysian Elem	Elementary	302	27.5%
29	Shepherd Elementary	Shepherd, MT	Shepherd Elem	Elementary	342	26.9%
30	Eagle Cliffs Elementary	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	443	25.7%
31	Boulder School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	495	23.6%
32	Meadowlark School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	691	23.6%
33	Elder Grove School	Billings, MT	Elder Grove Elem	Elementary	465	19.8%
34	Arrowhead School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	434	18.4%
35	Blue Creek School	Billings, MT	Blue Creek Elem	Elementary	145	2.1%

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