Yellowstone Academy 7-8

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Billings, Montana

Yellowstone Academy 7-8 in Billings, Montana enrolled 16 students in 2024-25 with 6.0 full-time teachers, 2.6 students per teacher against the Montana middle-school median of 11.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% 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 53% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 55%

34 students in 2022-23, 18 students in 2023-24, 16 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.4 to 6.0.

Students enrolled at Yellowstone Academy 7-8 by school year2022-23: 34, 2023-24: 18, 2024-25: 160102030402022-23342023-24182024-2516
Students enrolled at Yellowstone Academy 7-8 by school year2022-23: 34, 2023-24: 18, 2024-25: 160102030402022-23342023-24182024-2516
Students enrolled at Yellowstone Academy 7-8 by school year2022-23: 34, 2023-24: 18, 2024-25: 160102030402022-23342023-24182024-2516
Students enrolled at Yellowstone Academy 7-8 by school year2022-23: 34, 2023-24: 18, 2024-25: 160102030402022-23342023-24182024-2516
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233413.42.5
2023-24188.02.3
2024-25166.02.6

2.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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.

Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; This school 2.6; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 2.6state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; This school 2.6; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 2.6state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; This school 2.6; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 2.6state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; This school 2.6; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 2.6state median 11.9U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Yellowstone Academy 7-8 enrolled 39 students; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent64.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.0% of students were White, 18.8% of two or more races, 6.3% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. White75.0%
  2. Two or more races18.8%
  3. American Indian6.3%

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 Yellowstone Academy 7-8 scored proficient or above: 20-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMontana
Reading and language arts, 2021-2220‑29%15‑19%45.7%
Math, 2022-2320% or less5% 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.

Middle schools in Billings

10 public middle schools in Billings report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lewis & Clark Middle School74116.753.2%
Ben Steele Middle School74018.520.1%
Castle Rock Middle School69117.633.7%
Will James Middle School63417.139.4%
Medicine Crow Middle School51716.551.3%
Riverside Middle School43612.362.4%
Elder Grove 7-824820.716.5%
Elysian Middle School14817.428.4%

All public schools in Billings →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Yellowstone Academy 7-8

  1. Elder Grove 7-8The nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 248 students, 20.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Canyon Creek 7-8The next nearest public middle school, 3.5 miles away: 69 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  3. Compare Yellowstone Academy 7-8 with Elder Grove 7-8Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Yellowstone Academy Elementary spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in MontanaYellowstone Academy 7-8 is the number 180 by size of 225 Montana middle schools open in 2024-25.#180 of 225
  6. Montana schools by students per teacher2.6 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 11.9 for middle schools.2.6:1
  7. 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 Yellowstone Academy 7-8

  1. How many students attend Yellowstone Academy 7-8?
    16 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 34 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Billings, MT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Yellowstone Academy 7-8?
    2.6 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.
  3. Is Yellowstone Academy 7-8 a Title I school?
    Yellowstone Academy 7-8 ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Yellowstone Academy 7-8 do on state tests?
    The students tested at Yellowstone Academy 7-8 scored proficient or above: 20-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% 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.
  5. What district is Yellowstone Academy 7-8 in?
    Yellowstone Academy Elementary, NCES district ID 3028860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 302886001114 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.

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