📍 3231 Granger Avenue East, Billings, Yellowstone County, 59102
Big Sky Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Billings, Yellowstone County. The school has 328 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Billings Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Big Sky Elementary enrolls 328 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 13% American Indian or Alaska Native and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 211 | 64% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 42 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 9.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Big Sky Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 26, state house district 51.
Big Sky Elementary is one of 28 schools in Billings Elem, based in Billings, Montana. The district serves 11,169 students district-wide and employs 729 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 328 students, Big Sky Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 399 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize