Morning Star School

Set in Bozeman, Montana, Morning Star School is a substantial elementary school, operated by Bozeman Elem. It enrolls 482 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 189% larger than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Within Bozeman Elem, which oversees 11 schools and 4,689 students, Morning Star School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Morning Star School reports that nearly all students (86%) are White; the rest looks like 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Gallatin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Roughly 9% of students at Morning Star School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Gallatin County runs at roughly 25%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Gallatin County put the typical household earns roughly $93,528 per year, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Gallatin County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,170 students), Morning Star School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sacajawea Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Morning Star School has decreased 3%, going from 499 students in 2018 to 482 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 93% to 86% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Morning Star School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.