📍 444 Montana Avenue, Deer Lodge, Powell County, 59722
O D Speer School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Deer Lodge, Powell County. The school has 336 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Deer Lodge Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
O D Speer School enrolls 336 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 7.7% Two or more races and 3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 295 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 7.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 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.
O D Speer School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-10, state senate district 39, state house district 78.
O D Speer School is one of 2 schools in Deer Lodge Elem, based in Deer Lodge, Montana. The district serves 425 students district-wide and employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 336 students, O D Speer School is larger than the district average of about 213 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote