Highland Park School

Highland Park School is a reasonably sized K-5 school in Lewistown, Montana, one of the schools within Lewistown Elem. The school caters to 159 students in grades 2 through 3.

Lewistown Elem runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 815 students. Highland Park School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Highland Park School lists that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Fergus County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Fergus County) records that median household earnings sit near $63,706, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fergus County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,605 students), of which Highland Park School is one.

Lewistown 7-8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highland Park School has decreased 43%, going from 281 students in 2018 to 159 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.