Meadowlark School

Meadowlark School is a public elementary school run by Billings Elem in Billings, Montana. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 691 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Montana enroll around 167, and this school is 314% bigger than that mark.

District-wide, Billings Elem has 29 schools and 11,377 students.

The share of White students at Meadowlark School is 79%, a majority. The remaining students are 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 6% Native American. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Meadowlark School are from different groups.

There are 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 18.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Montana, 11.9:1, is lower. Of all students at Meadowlark School, 24% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 48% for public schools in Yellowstone County.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Yellowstone County show that the median household earns about $76,570 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Yellowstone County has 68 public schools with about 23,853 students, including Meadowlark School.

Will James Middle School, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Meadowlark School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.

The school's student count rose 37% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 6.3:1 to 18.3:1.

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