Elder Grove 7-8
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Billings, Montana
Elder Grove 7-8 in Billings, Montana enrolled 248 students in 2024-25 with 12.0 full-time teachers, 20.7 students per teacher against the Montana middle-school median of 11.9. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 48% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 27% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Montana: 45.7% and 36.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
231 students in 2022-23, 226 students in 2023-24, 248 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.0 to 12.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 231 | 13.0 | 17.8 |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 13.0 | 17.4 |
| 2024-25 | 248 | 12.0 | 20.7 |
20.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Montana middle schools
Among the 218 Montana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 218 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Elder Grove 7-8 enrolled 218 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 218 of the 218 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent20.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.7% of students were White, 4.8% of two or more races, 4.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White86.7%
- Two or more races4.8%
- Hispanic4.0%
- American Indian2.4%
- Pacific Islander1.2%
- Black0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Elder Grove 7-8 scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 across Montana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Montana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Montana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 48% | 44% | 45.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 27% | 28% (2021-22) | 36.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Billings
10 public middle schools in Billings report 2024-25 enrollment; Elder Grove 7-8 is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis & Clark Middle School | 741 | 16.7 | 53.2% |
| Ben Steele Middle School | 740 | 18.5 | 20.1% |
| Castle Rock Middle School | 691 | 17.6 | 33.7% |
| Will James Middle School | 634 | 17.1 | 39.4% |
| Medicine Crow Middle School | 517 | 16.5 | 51.3% |
| Riverside Middle School | 436 | 12.3 | 62.4% |
| Elder Grove 7-8 | 248 | 20.7 | 16.5% |
| Elysian Middle School | 148 | 17.4 | 28.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Elder Grove 7-8
- Yellowstone Academy 7-8The nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 16 students (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Canyon Creek 7-8The next nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 69 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Compare Elder Grove 7-8 with Yellowstone Academy 7-8Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Elder Grove School District spends per student$9,504 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,504
- The largest public schools in MontanaElder Grove 7-8 is the number 41 by size of 225 Montana middle schools open in 2024-25.#41 of 225
- Montana schools by students per teacher20.7 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 11.9 for middle schools.20.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Elder Grove 7-8
How many students attend Elder Grove 7-8?
248 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 231 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Billings, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Elder Grove 7-8?
20.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Montana median for middle schools is 11.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Elder Grove 7-8 a Title I school?
Elder Grove 7-8 was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Elder Grove 7-8 do on state tests?
The students tested at Elder Grove 7-8 scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 across Montana. Montana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Elder Grove 7-8 in?
Elder Grove School District, NCES district ID 3009720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 300972001080 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.