Lewis & Clark Middle School

Lewis & Clark Middle School is a junior high of heavily attended scale in Billings, Montana, overseen by Billings Elem, serveing 741 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 433% larger than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 139 students.

Across the 29 schools in Billings Elem (11,377 students total), Lewis & Clark Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lewis & Clark Middle School shows that 72% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 9% Hispanic, 9% Native American, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Yellowstone County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Yellowstone County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,570, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Lewis & Clark Middle School is one of 68 public schools in Yellowstone County (combined enrollment of about 23,853 students).

Miles Avenue School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lewis & Clark Middle School has decreased 4%, going from 768 students in 2018 to 741 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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