Bitterroot School

Bitterroot School is a public elementary school run by Billings Elem in Billings, Montana. A total of 264 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Montana is about 167 students, so this school is 58% above average.

Billings Elem has 29 schools; together they serve 11,377 students.

White students are the majority at Bitterroot School, with 70% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 4% Native American. Among all residents of Yellowstone County, the White share is about 86%. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

At Bitterroot School, 16 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Montana have 11.9:1, compared with 16.5:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 57% of enrollment. That rate is above the 48% average among public schools in Yellowstone County.

County data help place the school in context: in Yellowstone County, the median household income is $76,570, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Yellowstone County is home to 68 public schools and about 23,853 public school students.

Nearest public school: Medicine Crow Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Over 4 years, Bitterroot School's enrollment declined 13%, to 264. By 2024-25, the school had 16.5 students per teacher, compared with 17.8 in 2020-21.

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