Poplar 5-6 School

Poplar 5-6 School, a medium-sized middle-grades school in Poplar, Montana, operated by Poplar Elem, enrolls 124 students, covering grades 5 through 6.

Across the 3 schools in Poplar Elem (570 students total), Poplar 5-6 School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Poplar 5-6 School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (94%). The remainder looks like 2% White, 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Poplar 5-6 School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Poplar 5-6 School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Roosevelt County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Roosevelt County) records that median household earnings sit near $57,063, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 25%. Poplar 5-6 School is one of 22 public schools in Roosevelt County (combined enrollment of about 2,353 students).

Nearest neighbor: Poplar 7-8, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Poplar 5-6 School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Poplar 5-6 School's enrollment has edged down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 157 (now 124). Class-load math has tightened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 7.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Poplar 5-6 School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.