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Livingston 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 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 268 students in Livingston 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.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle School in Livingston Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% 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
3 Schools
331 Schools
# Students
817 Students
34,525 Students
# Teachers
56 Teachers
2,568 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Livingston Elementary School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 334 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#228 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.23
0.39
% American Indian
1%
11%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
7%
6%
% Black
n/a
1%
% White
87%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,122 is higher than the state median of $15,263. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,126 is higher than the state median of $15,352. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,122
$15,263
Spending / Student
$16,126
$15,352
Best Livingston Elementary School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sleeping Giant Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
301 View Vista Dr
Livingston, MT 59047
(406) 222-3292
Livingston, MT 59047
(406) 222-3292
Grades: 6-8
| 268 students
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