Lewistown 7-8

Set in Lewistown, Montana, Lewistown 7-8 is a mid-tier 6-8 campus, run under Lewistown Elem. It instructs 198 students across grades 7 through 8. That puts it 42% above the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 139 students.

Within Lewistown Elem, which oversees 4 schools and 815 students, Lewistown 7-8 is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Lewistown 7-8 reports that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Fergus County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lewistown 7-8 has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Lewistown 7-8 higher than the state norm the norm. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, Fergus County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,706 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Fergus County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,605 students), of which Lewistown 7-8 is one.

The closest other public school is Lewis & Clark School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 28%: 155 students in 2018 compared to 198 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 83% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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