Fred Moodry Intermediate

Fred Moodry Intermediate operates as a large elementary school in Anaconda, Montana, run under Anaconda Elem. Current enrollment sits at 289 students spanning grades 3 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 167 students per school, that is 73% above typical.

Within Anaconda Elem, which oversees 3 schools and 727 students, Fred Moodry Intermediate is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fred Moodry Intermediate records that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. Compared to Deer Lodge County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Fred Moodry Intermediate reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Fred Moodry Intermediate higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, Deer Lodge County reports that median household income runs about $57,527, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Deer Lodge County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,032 students), of which Fred Moodry Intermediate is one.

Anaconda Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Fred Moodry Intermediate.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 312 students in 2018 compared to 289 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 93% to 86%.

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