📍 7842 Shepherd Road, Shepherd, Yellowstone County, 59079
Shepherd Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shepherd, Yellowstone County. The school has 366 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shepherd Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shepherd Elementary enrolls 366 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.1% American Indian or Alaska Native and 1.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 337 | 92% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <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.
Shepherd Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 20, state house district 40.
Shepherd Elementary is one of 2 schools in Shepherd Elem, based in Shepherd, Montana. The district serves 522 students district-wide and employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 366 students, Shepherd Elementary is larger than the district average of about 261 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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