📍 200 3rd Avenue SE, Sidney, Richland County, 59270
Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sidney, Richland County. The school has 251 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sidney Elem school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Elementary enrolls 251 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 208 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| 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.
Central Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 18, state house district 35.
Central Elementary is one of 3 schools in Sidney Elem, based in Sidney, Montana. The district serves 879 students district-wide and employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 251 students, Central Elementary is close to the district average of about 293 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote