Saddle Peak Elementary

Set in Belgrade, Montana, Saddle Peak Elementary is a heavily attended elementary-level community, overseen by Belgrade Elem. It teaches 416 students across grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 149% bigger than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Within Belgrade Elem, which oversees 4 schools and 2,269 students, Saddle Peak Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Saddle Peak Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Saddle Peak Elementary lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Saddle Peak Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Gallatin County (around 25%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Gallatin County put median household earnings sit near $93,528, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Saddle Peak Elementary is one of 48 public schools in Gallatin County (combined enrollment of about 14,170 students).

Belgrade Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Saddle Peak Elementary.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Saddle Peak Elementary has contracted 11%, going from 467 students in 2018 to 416 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 88% to 72%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.