Saddle Peak Elementary

Saddle Peak Elementary is a large elementary school in Belgrade, Montana, (ZIP code 59714). The school reports 416 students in pre-K through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Montana is about 167 students.

Belgrade Elem is the local district for Saddle Peak Elementary. It runs 4 schools with 2,269 students.

At 72%, White students outnumber all other groups at Saddle Peak Elementary combined. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Native American. County-wide, 89% of Gallatin County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Saddle Peak Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.

With 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Saddle Peak Elementary was 14.8:1. The 11.9:1 average for elementary schools in Montana is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 48%. For comparison, public schools in Gallatin County average 25%.

County data help place the school in context: in Gallatin County, median household income is about $93,528, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Gallatin County number 48 and enroll about 14,170.

The school nearest to Saddle Peak Elementary is Belgrade Middle School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles.

The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).

The student count in 2024-25 was 416, 6% above the 394 of 2020-21.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Saddle Peak Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.