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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Montana

Across Montana, 226 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Loy School leads the list at 6.9%, against a median of 0.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

226

Montana

Top % Black

6.9%

Median % Black

0.4%

MOST BLACK · MONTANA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Loy School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	392	27	6.9%
2	Lowell School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	354	19	5.4%
3	Irving School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	174	8	4.6%
4	Franklin School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	274	12	4.4%
5	Washington School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	208	—	4.3%
6	Fairview School	Fairview, MT	Fairview Elem	134	5	3.7%
7	Ponderosa School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	277	9	3.3%
8	Rose Park School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	277	9	3.3%
9	Big Sky Elementary	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	373	12	3.2%
10	Smith School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	217	6	2.8%
11	Helena Montessori Charter Schl	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	198	5	2.5%
12	Miles Avenue School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	325	8	2.5%
13	Newman School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	249	6	2.4%
14	Garfield School	Miles City, MT	Miles City Elem	210	5	2.4%
15	Broadwater School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	400	9	2.3%
16	Rossiter School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	369	8	2.2%
17	Kessler Elementary School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	235	5	2.1%
18	Blue Creek School	Billings, MT	Blue Creek Elem	145	3	2.1%
19	Orchard School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	340	7	2.1%
20	Swan River School	Bigfork, MT	Swan River Elem	106	2	1.9%
21	West Elementary School	Butte, MT	Butte Elem	503	9	1.8%
22	Clinton School	Clinton, MT	Clinton Elem	175	3	1.7%
23	Paxson School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	415	7	1.7%
24	Lewis & Clark School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	429	7	1.6%
25	Giant Springs Elementary	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	431	7	1.6%
26	Chester-Joplin-Inverness Schl	Chester, MT	Chester-Joplin-Inverness El	124	2	1.6%
27	Sandstone School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	393	6	1.5%
28	Sunnyside School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	396	6	1.5%
29	McKinley School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	339	5	1.5%
30	Warren School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	276	4	1.4%
31	Meadowlark School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	691	10	1.4%
32	Chief Charlo School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	414	6	1.4%
33	Columbus Elem School	Columbus, MT	Columbus Elem	278	4	1.4%
34	Bryant School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	288	4	1.4%
35	CORE School at Morningside El	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	297	4	1.4%
36	Lakeside Elementary School	Lakeside, MT	Somers Elem	303	4	1.3%
37	Scobey School	Scobey, MT	Scobey K-12 Schools	152	2	1.3%
38	Jeannette Rankin El	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	457	6	1.3%
39	Longfellow School	Baker, MT	Baker K-12 Schools	158	2	1.3%
40	Hellgate El Primary Grades	Missoula, MT	Hellgate Elem	316	4	1.3%
41	Target Range School	Missoula, MT	Target Range Elem	410	5	1.2%
42	Boulder School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	495	6	1.2%
43	O D Speer School	Deer Lodge, MT	Deer Lodge Elem	337	4	1.2%
44	Shepherd Elementary	Shepherd, MT	Shepherd Elem	342	4	1.2%
45	Whittier School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	262	3	1.1%
46	Chief Joseph School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	260	3	1.1%
47	Longfellow School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	263	3	1.1%
48	Linderman School	Polson, MT	Polson Elem	355	4	1.1%
49	Belt School	Belt, MT	Belt Elem	178	2	1.1%
50	Central Elementary	Sidney, MT	Sidney Elem	272	3	1.1%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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