Lodge Grass School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Lodge Grass, Montana
Lodge Grass School in Lodge Grass, Montana enrolled 175 students in 2024-25 with 17.1 full-time teachers, 10.2 students per teacher against the Montana elementary-school median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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 fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
189 students in 2022-23, 178 students in 2023-24, 175 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.9 to 17.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 189 | 16.9 | 11.2 |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 16.8 | 10.6 |
| 2024-25 | 175 | 17.1 | 10.2 |
10.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Montana elementary schools
Among the 407 Montana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary 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 189 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lodge Grass School enrolled 189 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 189 of the 189 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
98.3% of students were American Indian, 1.7% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.
- American Indian98.3%
- Pacific Islander1.7%
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 Lodge Grass School scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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 | 5% or less | 5% or less | 45.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 5% or less | 5% or less (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.
What to look at next about Lodge Grass School
- Wyola ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 13 miles away: 62 students, 8.2 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Crow Agency SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 20 miles away: 268 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).20 mi
- Compare Lodge Grass School with Wyola ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lodge Grass Elementary spends per student$18,982 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,982
- The largest public schools in MontanaLodge Grass School is the number 171 by size of 416 Montana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#171 of 416
- Montana schools by students per teacher10.2 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 12.2 for elementary schools.10.2:1
- 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 Lodge Grass School
How many students attend Lodge Grass School?
175 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 189 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lodge Grass, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lodge Grass School?
10.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Montana median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lodge Grass School a Title I school?
Lodge Grass School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lodge Grass School do on state tests?
The students tested at Lodge Grass School scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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 Lodge Grass School in?
Lodge Grass Elementary, NCES district ID 3017010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 301701000533 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.