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The most racially diverse public elementary schools in Yellowstone County, Montana

Across Yellowstone County, Montana, 31 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Orchard School leads the list at 43.5%, against a median of 71.5% 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

Best Largest group

43.5%

Median Largest group

71.5%

MOST DIVERSE · YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Orchard School	Billings, MT	340	43.5% White (148)	43.5%(148)	2.1%(7)	22.4%(76)	0.3%(1)
2	Washington School	Billings, MT	208	50.0% White	50.0%	4.3%	15.9%	0.0%
3	Ponderosa School	Billings, MT	277	52.4% White (145)	52.4%(145)	3.3%(9)	18.8%(52)	0.4%(1)
4	McKinley School	Billings, MT	339	52.8% White (179)	52.8%(179)	1.5%(5)	12.1%(41)	1.5%(5)
5	Newman School	Billings, MT	249	54.6% White (136)	54.6%(136)	2.4%(6)	17.3%(43)	0.4%(1)
6	Bench School	Billings, MT	332	56.6% White (188)	56.6%(188)	0.9%(3)	11.1%(37)	0.3%(1)
7	Broadwater School	Billings, MT	400	59.8% White (239)	59.8%(239)	2.3%(9)	16.5%(66)	0.5%(2)
8	Big Sky Elementary	Billings, MT	373	60.9% White (227)	60.9%(227)	3.2%(12)	13.7%(51)	1.6%(6)
9	Miles Avenue School	Billings, MT	325	62.1% White (202)	62.1%(202)	2.5%(8)	14.5%(47)	0.3%(1)
10	Central Heights School	Billings, MT	285	62.8% White (179)	62.8%(179)	0.3%(1)	19.3%(55)	0.3%(1)
11	Rose Park School	Billings, MT	277	68.2% White (189)	68.2%(189)	3.3%(9)	12.6%(35)	1.1%(3)
12	Beartooth School	Billings, MT	373	68.6% White (256)	68.6%(256)	0.5%(2)	10.7%(40)	0.3%(1)
13	Bitterroot School	Billings, MT	264	70.1% White (185)	70.1%(185)	0.4%(1)	13.3%(35)	0.4%(1)
14	Sandstone School	Billings, MT	393	70.2% White (276)	70.2%(276)	1.5%(6)	12.0%(47)	0.3%(1)
15	Burlington School	Billings, MT	257	70.8% White (182)	70.8%(182)	0.8%(2)	10.1%(26)	1.9%(5)
16	Highland School	Billings, MT	249	71.5% White (178)	71.5%(178)	0.0%(0)	11.2%(28)	0.8%(2)
17	Lockwood Primary	Lockwood, MT	348	73.3% White (255)	73.3%(255)	0.3%(1)	12.6%(44)	0.0%(0)
18	Lockwood Intermediate	Lockwood, MT	321	74.1% White (238)	74.1%(238)	0.3%(1)	14.9%(48)	0.0%(0)
19	Alkali Creek School	Billings, MT	310	75.5% White (234)	75.5%(234)	0.3%(1)	10.7%(33)	1.6%(5)
20	Poly Drive School	Billings, MT	283	76.3% White (216)	76.3%(216)	1.1%(3)	9.5%(27)	0.3%(1)
21	Eagle Cliffs Elementary	Billings, MT	443	76.8% White (340)	76.8%(340)	0.9%(4)	10.2%(45)	0.0%(0)
22	Meadowlark School	Billings, MT	691	79.2% White (547)	79.2%(547)	1.4%(10)	5.5%(38)	1.0%(7)
23	Elysian School	Billings, MT	302	79.8% White (241)	79.8%(241)	0.3%(1)	7.0%(21)	2.0%(6)
24	Independent School	Billings, MT	272	80.5% White (219)	80.5%(219)	0.4%(1)	7.3%(20)	0.0%(0)
25	Boulder School	Billings, MT	495	83.8% White (415)	83.8%(415)	1.2%(6)	6.5%(32)	0.8%(4)
26	Elder Grove School	Billings, MT	465	84.1% White (391)	84.1%(391)	1.1%(5)	6.9%(32)	0.2%(1)
27	Huntley Project Elem K-6	Worden, MT	410	84.2% White (345)	84.2%(345)	0.2%(1)	7.3%(30)	0.0%(0)
28	West School	Laurel, MT	248	85.1% White (211)	85.1%(211)	0.4%(1)	8.1%(20)	0.4%(1)
29	Arrowhead School	Billings, MT	434	85.3% White (370)	85.3%(370)	0.5%(2)	5.1%(22)	0.5%(2)
30	Fred W Graff School	Laurel, MT	245	86.5% White (212)	86.5%(212)	0.0%(0)	6.5%(16)	0.0%(0)
31	Shepherd Elementary	Shepherd, MT	342	91.2% White (312)	91.2%(312)	1.2%(4)	1.8%(6)	0.0%(0)

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