Yellowstone Academy 7-8

Yellowstone Academy 7-8 is one of the tiny 6-8 campuss in Billings, Montana, part of Yellowstone Academy Elem, with 16 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 88% smaller than the state mean of about 139.

Within Yellowstone Academy Elem, which oversees 2 schools and 52 students, Yellowstone Academy 7-8 is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Yellowstone Academy 7-8 logs that White students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school logs 19% multiracial, 6% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 2.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Yellowstone County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Yellowstone County shows median household income runs about $76,570, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Yellowstone Academy 7-8 is one of 68 public schools in Yellowstone County (combined enrollment of about 23,853 students).

Nearest neighbor: Yellowstone Academy Elem, around 0.0 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Yellowstone Academy 7-8's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 19 (now 16). The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 5% to 0% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.