Central Heights School

Central Heights School is a large elementary school in Billings, Montana, (ZIP code 59102). The school's 285 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 71% higher than the average for elementary schools in Montana, which is about 167.

Central Heights School is run by Billings Elem, whose 29 schools enroll 11,377 students.

At Central Heights School, White students make up 63% of the student body. It is also 19% Hispanic, 11% Native American, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Yellowstone County is roughly 86% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Federal staffing data show 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Central Heights School and a ratio of 15.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.9:1 average for elementary schools in Montana. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 58% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Yellowstone County averages 48%, lower than here.

Yellowstone County has about 168,957 residents, and 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%. In all, Yellowstone County has 68 public schools and roughly 23,853 students.

Nearby, Billings West High School is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

NCES describes the area around Central Heights School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Central Heights School's enrollment grew from 278 in 2020-21 to 285 in 2024-25.

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