Rocky Boy School

Located at 81 Mission Taylor Road, in Box Elder, Montana, Rocky Boy School is a big elementary-level community that caters to 348 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Rocky Boy Elem. That puts it 108% above the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Within Rocky Boy Elem, which oversees 2 schools and 421 students, Rocky Boy School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Rocky Boy School shows that 99% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Rocky Boy School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, census data for Hill County shows the typical household earns roughly $52,798 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Hill County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,958 students), Rocky Boy School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Rocky Boy High School, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 348 students in 2018 compared to 348 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 8% to 0% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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