Big Sky Elementary

Located at 3231 Granger Avenue East, in Billings, Montana, Big Sky Elementary is a large primary school that teaches 373 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Billings Elem. That puts it 123% bigger than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Big Sky Elementary is one of 29 schools operated by Billings Elem, a district that enrolls 11,377 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Big Sky Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 12% Native American, 9% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at school resources, Big Sky Elementary shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Big Sky Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 59% of students at Big Sky Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Yellowstone County's rate of about 48%.

In the broader community, census data for Yellowstone County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,570 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Yellowstone County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,853 students), Big Sky Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Meadowlark School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Big Sky Elementary.

Big Sky Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 407 students in 2018 compared to 373 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 61% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.