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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Montana

Across Montana, 160 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Poplar School leads the list at 8.9:1, against a median of 14.8:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

160

Montana

Best Students/teacher

8.9:1

Median Students/teacher

14.8:1

LOWEST RATIO · MONTANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Poplar School	Poplar, MT	Poplar Elem	Elementary	329	8.9:1
2	Southside School	Wolf Point, MT	Wolf Point Elem	Elementary	214	9.7:1
3	Mountain View School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	315	9.8:1
4	Hardin Primary	Hardin, MT	Hardin Elem	Elementary	287	10.8:1
5	Stamiksiitsiikin BullShoe Elem	Browning, MT	Browning Elem	Elementary	328	11.3:1
6	St Ignatius Elementary School	St Ignatius, MT	St Ignatius K-12 Schools	Elementary	210	11.4:1
7	Shelby Elementary School	Shelby, MT	Shelby Elem	Elementary	262	11.6:1
8	McKinley School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	339	11.7:1
9	Browning Elementary	Browning, MT	Browning Elem	Elementary	258	11.7:1
10	H C Davis Elementary	Cut Bank, MT	Cut Bank Elem	Elementary	209	11.8:1
11	Washington School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	208	11.8:1
12	Ponderosa School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	277	11.9:1
13	Franklin School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Elementary	274	11.9:1
14	Napi School	Browning, MT	Browning Elem	Elementary	278	12.0:1
15	Pine Butte Elementary Sch	Colstrip, MT	Colstrip Elem	Elementary	217	12.1:1
16	Box Elder School	Box Elder, MT	Box Elder Elem	Elementary	232	12.1:1
17	Chief Joseph School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	260	12.2:1
18	Longfellow School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	263	12.2:1
19	Newman School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	249	12.2:1
20	Bonner School	Bonner, MT	Bonner Elem	Elementary	227	12.2:1
21	Harlem Elementary School	Harlem, MT	Harlem Elem	Elementary	350	12.3:1
22	Ennis School	Ennis, MT	Ennis K-12 Schools	Elementary	244	12.3:1
23	Lockwood Intermediate	Lockwood, MT	Lockwood K-12	Elementary	321	12.3:1
24	Garfield School	Miles City, MT	Miles City Elem	Elementary	210	12.3:1
25	Jefferson School	Glendive, MT	Glendive Elem	Elementary	247	12.3:1
26	Crow Agency School	Crow Agency, MT	Hardin Elem	Elementary	268	12.4:1
27	B A Winans School	Livingston, MT	Livingston Elem	Elementary	267	12.4:1
28	Lockwood Primary	Lockwood, MT	Lockwood K-12	Elementary	348	12.4:1
29	Frenchtown Elementary School	Frenchtown, MT	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	Elementary	415	12.5:1
30	Broadwater School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	Elementary	207	12.5:1
31	Morningside School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	204	12.5:1
32	Arlee Elementary	Arlee, MT	Arlee Elem	Elementary	206	12.6:1
33	Cherry Valley School	Polson, MT	Polson Elem	Elementary	243	12.6:1
34	West Side Elementary	Sidney, MT	Sidney Elem	Elementary	288	12.7:1
35	Lone Rock School	Stevensville, MT	Lone Rock Elem	Elementary	203	12.7:1
36	Lincoln Primary	Anaconda, MT	Anaconda Elem	Elementary	290	12.8:1
37	Whittier School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Elementary	262	12.8:1
38	Ridge View Elementary	Belgrade, MT	Belgrade Elem	Elementary	438	12.8:1
39	Bigfork Elementary	Bigfork, MT	Bigfork Elem	Elementary	343	12.9:1
40	Rocky Boy School	Box Elder, MT	Rocky Boy Elem	Elementary	348	12.9:1
41	Hellgate El Primary Grades	Missoula, MT	Hellgate Elem	Elementary	316	12.9:1
42	Florence-Carlton El Schl	Florence, MT	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	Elementary	301	13.0:1
43	Manhattan Elem	Manhattan, MT	Manhattan School	Elementary	259	13.0:1
44	Malta K-5	Malta, MT	Malta K-12 Schools	Elementary	246	13.1:1
45	East Evergreen School	Kalispell, MT	Evergreen Elem	Elementary	360	13.1:1
46	Kessler Elementary School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	Elementary	235	13.2:1
47	Kennedy School	Butte, MT	Butte Elem	Elementary	219	13.2:1
48	L A Muldown School	Whitefish, MT	Whitefish Elem	Elementary	661	13.2:1
49	Choteau School	Choteau, MT	Choteau Elem	Elementary	252	13.2:1
50	Pablo Elementary	Pablo, MT	Ronan Elem	Elementary	229	13.5:1

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