Roundup Elementary

Roundup Elementary, a big elementary school in Roundup, Montana, one of the schools within Roundup Elem, caters to 298 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 78% larger than the state mean of about 167.

Within Roundup Elem, which oversees 2 schools and 387 students, Roundup Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Roundup Elementary reports that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Musselshell County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Roughly 59% of students at Roundup Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, Musselshell County reports that median household earnings sit near $58,920, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Musselshell County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 608 students), Roundup Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Roundup H S, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Roundup Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Roundup Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 296 (now 298). Class-load math has rose: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 in 2025.

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