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Deer Lodge Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 88 students in Deer Lodge Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Deer Lodge Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
336 Schools
# Students
425 Students
34,759 Students
# Teachers
31 Teachers
2,564 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Deer Lodge Elementary School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 335 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#195 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.40
% American Indian
n/a
11%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
4%
6%
% Black
1%
n/a
% White
85%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
10%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,936 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,490. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,809 is less than the state median of $15,580. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,936
$15,490
Spending / Student
$12,809
$15,580
Best Deer Lodge Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
E F Duvall 7-8
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
444 Montana Avenue
Deer Lodge, MT 59722
(406) 846-1684
Deer Lodge, MT 59722
(406) 846-1684
Gr: 7-8 | 88 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
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