Central Elementary

As a substantial elementary-level community in Sidney, Montana, Central Elementary educates 272 students from grades 3 through 5, one of the schools within Sidney Elem. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 167 students each, so Central Elementary sits 63% bigger than that benchmark.

Central Elementary is one of 3 schools operated by Sidney Elem, a district that works with 879 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Central Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Central Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Richland County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,084, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Central Elementary is one of 15 public schools in Richland County (combined enrollment of about 1,845 students).

Sidney Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Central Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Central Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 341 (now 272). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.