Enrollment
22
Middle
DISTRICT 28 · STATE 139
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMOTTE ELEM·NCES 301611000241
LaMotte 6-8
841 Bear Canyon Road, Bozeman, MT 59715 · (406) 586-2838 · Gallatin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL22 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 9 | 41% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 6 | 27% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LaMotte Elem. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
69.5%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
69.5%
MT avg 36.0%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Montana schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where LaMotte 6-8 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Montana | In Gallatin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 22 | #159 of 227 | #11 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
22
-2 (-8%) vs 2020
+120% since 2000-01, when it was 10
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22 | 2.1 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 14 | 2.6 | 5.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 19 | 2.7 | 7.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 24 | 2 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 12 | 1.6 | 7.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 18 | 1 | 18.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 16 | 1 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 10 | 1 | 10.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LaMotte 6-8.
Since 2017-18: students up 83% (12 to 22); teachers up 30% (1.6 to 2.1).
About LaMotte 6-8
At 841 Bear Canyon Road in Bozeman, Montana, LaMotte 6-8 operates as a very small middle school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 22 students. By comparison, middle schools in Montana enroll about 139 students on average.
A total of 2 schools make up LaMotte Elem, with 55 students enrolled.
White students are 100% of those enrolled at LaMotte 6-8. That compares with about 89% White among all Gallatin County residents.
Based on 2.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, LaMotte 6-8 has a ratio of 10.7:1. It is about the same as the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Montana.
American Community Survey estimates for Gallatin County show that the median household earns about $93,528 a year, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Gallatin County has 48 public schools with about 14,170 students, including LaMotte 6-8.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, LaMotte School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 3 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The school shrank from 24 students in 2020-21 to 22 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.7:1.
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Gallatin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,074
Census ACS
Median income
$93,528
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
14,170 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bozeman
- Gallatin High SchoolHigh · 1,442 students
- Bozeman High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Sacajawea Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Chief Joseph Middle SchoolMiddle · 751 students
- Emily Dickinson SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Hyalite ElementaryElementary · 521 students
Nearby schools
- LaMotte School0.0 mi · 33
- Longfellow School4.9 mi · 289
- Hawthorne School4.9 mi · 348
- Sacajawea Middle School5.0 mi · 807
- Morning Star School5.1 mi · 482
- Bozeman Online Charter School5.3 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About LaMotte 6-8How large is LaMotte 6-8?
LaMotte 6-8 enrolls approximately 22 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does LaMotte 6-8 serve?
LaMotte 6-8 serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at LaMotte 6-8?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at LaMotte 6-8.
What is the student diversity at LaMotte 6-8?
Student demographics at LaMotte 6-8 are roughly 100% White.
Is LaMotte 6-8 public or private?
LaMotte 6-8 is a public K-12 school, overseen by LaMotte Elem.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.