For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 90 students in Lame Deer Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle School in Lame Deer Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 5% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
328 Schools
# Students
399 Students
34,458 Students
# Teachers
30 Teachers
2,561 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Lame Deer Elementary School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 333 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#350 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)≤1%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
2%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.08
0.39
% American Indian
96%
11%
% Asian
n/a
n/a
% Hispanic
3%
6%
% Black
n/a
1%
% White
n/a
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,376 is higher than the state median of $15,270. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,383 is higher than the state median of $15,359. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,376
$15,270
Spending / Student
$20,383
$15,359
Best Lame Deer Elementary School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Lame Deer 7-8
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
South Highway 39
Lame Deer, MT 59043
(406) 477-8900
Lame Deer, MT 59043
(406) 477-8900
Gr: 7-8 | 90 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1
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