Fred W Graff School

As a medium-sized elementary school in Laurel, Montana, Fred W Graff School works with 245 students from grades 3 through 4, run under Laurel Elem. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 167 students each, so Fred W Graff School sits 47% larger than that benchmark.

Within Laurel Elem, which oversees 4 schools and 1,157 students, Fred W Graff School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fred W Graff School lists that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Yellowstone County's rate of about 48%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Yellowstone County put median household income runs about $76,570, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Yellowstone County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,853 students), of which Fred W Graff School is one.

Laurel Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Fred W Graff School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 12%: 278 students in 2018 compared to 245 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.