Enrollment
86
High
STATE 238
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOX ELDER H S·NCES 300450000104
Box Elder High School
205 Main Street, Box Elder, MT 59521 · (406) 352-4195 · Hill County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL86 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
86 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 19 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 19 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 24 | 28% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 40% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
30.0%
MT avg 47.2%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Montana average is about 47 of 100.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Box Elder High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box Elder High School this school | 86 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Hays-Lodge Pole High Sch Hays | 84 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Plenty Coups High School Pryor | 64 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Two Eagle River School Pablo | 136 | 97.8% | N/A |
| Harlem High School Harlem | 175 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Lodge Grass High School Lodge Grass | 174 | 100.0% | N/A |
Matched among Montana high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Box Elder High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Montana |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 86 | #89 of 180 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
86
-19 (-18%) vs 2020
+76% since 1990-91, when it was 49
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
was 9.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86 | 12.2 | 7.1:1 | 100% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 100 | 14.3 | 7.0:1 | 100% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 108 | 11.7 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 105 | 11 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 101 | 10.5 | 9.6:1 | 100% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 113 | 6 | 18.8:1 | 100% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 79 | 10 | 7.9:1 | 96% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 89 | 9 | 9.9:1 | 61% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 49 | 7 | 7.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Box Elder High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (101 to 86); teachers up 16% (10.5 to 12.2).
About Box Elder High School
Federal records list Box Elder High School as a high school in Box Elder, Montana. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 86 students. The school is 64% below the average for high schools in Montana.
Box Elder High School is listed under Box Elder H S in federal data.
By race and ethnicity, Box Elder High School is 99% Native American. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 2, compared with 70 nationally.
Box Elder High School has 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.1:1. High schools in Montana average 11.3:1, 4.2 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 100% at Box Elder High School.
For Hill County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $52,798, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county has 18 public schools and about 2,958 students.
Box Elder School is less than a tenth of a mile from Box Elder High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 105 to 86, an 18% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.6:1 to 7.1:1.
This page is set up for the Box Elder High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Hill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,155
Census ACS
Median income
$52,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
2,958 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Box Elder
- Rocky Boy SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Box Elder SchoolElementary · 232 students
- Rocky Boy High SchoolHigh · 125 students
- Rocky Boy 7-8Middle · 73 students
- Box Elder 7-8Middle · 66 students
Other Box Elder High schools
One other US public school is named Box Elder High. Box Elder High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Box Elder HighBRIGHAM CITY, UT · 1,641 students
Nearby schools
- Box Elder School0.0 mi · 232
- Box Elder 7-80.0 mi · 66
- Big Sandy 7-810.7 mi · 28
- Big Sandy High School10.7 mi · 59
- F E Miley School11.0 mi · 94
- Rocky Boy 7-811.1 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About Box Elder High SchoolHow large is Box Elder High School?
Box Elder High School enrolls approximately 86 students in grades 09-12.
Is Box Elder High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Box Elder High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Box Elder High School?
Approximately 7.1:1 students per teacher at Box Elder High School.
What is the student diversity at Box Elder High School?
Student demographics at Box Elder High School are roughly 1% Hispanic.
Is Box Elder High School public or private?
Box Elder High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Box Elder H S.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.