Billings Multilingual Academy

Billings Multilingual Academy is one of the tiny junior highs in Billings, Montana, operated by Billings Elem, with 21 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 85% leaner than the state mean of about 139.

Across the 29 schools in Billings Elem (11,377 students total), Billings Multilingual Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Billings Multilingual Academy reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (81%). Other groups include 10% Native American, 5% Black, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 7% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Yellowstone County) logs that median household income runs about $76,570, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Yellowstone County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,853 students), of which Billings Multilingual Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Billings Early College School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

On the community side, members of the Billings Multilingual Academy community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.