Sacajawea Middle School

Sacajawea Middle School is a junior high of substantial scale in Bozeman, Montana, overseen by Bozeman Elem, instructing 807 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 139 students per school, that is 481% larger than typical.

Across the 11 schools in Bozeman Elem (4,689 students total), Sacajawea Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sacajawea Middle School lists that 80% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Gallatin County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. Roughly 25% of students at Sacajawea Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Gallatin County) reports that median household earnings sit near $93,528, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Gallatin County runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,170 students), of which Sacajawea Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Morning Star School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sacajawea Middle School.

Sacajawea Middle School operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 8%: 745 students in 2018 compared to 807 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 80% across the same window.

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