Hidden Lake Elementary

As an one-room-style elementary campus in Cut Bank, Montana, Hidden Lake Elementary works with 26 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Cut Bank Elem. That puts it 84% smaller than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Across the 7 schools in Cut Bank Elem (534 students total), Hidden Lake Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hidden Lake Elementary records that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 30% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Glacier County) records that the typical household earns roughly $46,875 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hidden Lake Elementary is one of 18 public schools in Glacier County (combined enrollment of about 2,685 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mountain View Elementary, around 7.1 miles off.

Hidden Lake Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 333%: 6 students in 2018 compared to 26 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 6.0:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Hidden Lake Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.