Lockwood Primary

The public elementary school Lockwood Primary is located in Lockwood, Montana. Enrolled students number 348 students, in pre-K through 2. Statewide, elementary schools in Montana average about 167 students each.

District-wide, Lockwood K-12 has 4 schools and 1,580 students.

White students are the majority at Lockwood Primary, with 73% of enrollment. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Native American. Yellowstone County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The count of teachers at Lockwood Primary is 28 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.4:1. That is close to the 11.9:1 average for elementary schools in Montana. Around 96% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Yellowstone County average 48%.

Census estimates describe Yellowstone County this way: the median household income is $76,570, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Lockwood Primary, Yellowstone County has 67 other public schools.

Of nearby public schools, Lockwood Middle School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lockwood Primary.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.