Poly Drive School

Set in Billings, Montana, Poly Drive School is a big elementary campus, overseen by Billings Elem. It caters to 283 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 69% above the state mean of about 167.

Billings Elem runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 11,377 students. Poly Drive School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Poly Drive School reports that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Native American. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at school resources, Poly Drive School lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Poly Drive School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Yellowstone County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Yellowstone County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,570, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Poly Drive School is one of 68 public schools in Yellowstone County (combined enrollment of about 23,853 students).

Rose Park School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Poly Drive School.

Poly Drive School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 17%: 342 students in 2018 compared to 283 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 10% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Poly Drive School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.