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What's one thing Medicine Crow Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
517
Middle
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 139
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BILLINGS ELEM·NCES 300387001115
Medicine Crow Middle School
900 Barrett Road, Billings, MT 59105 · (406) 281-8600 · Yellowstone County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
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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
16.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
314 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 156 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 190 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 33% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 40% · US 70%
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
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
39.0%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
20.0%
MT avg 36.0%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 →
Schools most like Medicine Crow Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Crow Middle School this school | 517 | 60.7% | N/A |
| East Middle School Great Falls | 764 | 63.5% | N/A |
| Hamilton Middle School Hamilton | 460 | 52.4% | N/A |
| Sleeping Giant Middle Sch Livingston | 261 | 47.1% | N/A |
| Polson Middle School Polson | 477 | 54.9% | N/A |
| Laurel Middle School Laurel | 506 | 44.9% | N/A |
Matched among Montana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Medicine Crow Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Montana | In Yellowstone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #64 of 75 | #10 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #57 of 78 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #18 of 227 | #5 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #32 of 46 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #6 of 46 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #20 of 78 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.6% | #3 of 24 | #2 of 6 |
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
517
-63 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 517 | 31.3 | 16.5:1 | 61% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 29.8 | 15.7:1 | 54% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 35.2 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 37 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 704 | 42.3 | 16.6:1 | 42% (293) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Medicine Crow Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (704 to 517); teachers down 26% (42.3 to 31.3).
About Medicine Crow Middle School
Families in Billings, Montana, are served by Medicine Crow Middle School, a high-enrollment middle-grades school. The school enrolls 517 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Montana) has about 139 students.
Billings Elem serves 11,377 students across 29 schools.
White students account for 71% of enrollment at Medicine Crow Middle School. Other students are 10% Native American, 10% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. That is lower than the 86% White share among all Yellowstone County residents. Medicine Crow Middle School has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.5 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Montana average 11.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 61% of students. Across public schools in Yellowstone County, the average is 48%.
County data help place the school in context: in Yellowstone County, median household income is about $76,570, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Medicine Crow Middle School is among the 68 public schools in Yellowstone County.
The school nearest to Medicine Crow Middle School is Bitterroot School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 517, 11% below the 580 of 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Yellowstone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
168,957
Census ACS
Median income
$76,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
23,853 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Billings
- Billings West High SchoolHigh · 2,115 students
- Billings Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,629 students
- Skyview High SchoolHigh · 1,542 students
- Lewis & Clark Middle SchoolMiddle · 741 students
- Ben Steele Middle SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- Castle Rock Middle SchoolMiddle · 691 students
Nearby schools
- Bitterroot School0.2 mi · 264
- Beartooth School0.6 mi · 373
- Independent School1.2 mi · 272
- Bench School1.4 mi · 332
- Sandstone School1.7 mi · 393
- Castle Rock Middle School2.1 mi · 691
Frequently asked questions
About Medicine Crow Middle SchoolHow large is Medicine Crow Middle School?
Medicine Crow Middle School enrolls approximately 517 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Medicine Crow Middle School serve?
Medicine Crow Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Medicine Crow Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Medicine Crow Middle School is approximately 16.5:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Medicine Crow Middle School?
Student demographics at Medicine Crow Middle School are roughly 71% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Medicine Crow Middle School in?
Medicine Crow Middle School is part of Billings Elem.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.