Red Lodge Elementary

The Red Lodge Elementary district in Montana consists of two schools: Mountain View School, an elementary school, and Roosevelt Junior High, a middle school. Based on the data, Mountain View School stands out as the higher-performing school in the district, consistently ranking in the top 50% of Montana elementary schools and earning a 4-out-of-5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mountain View School has a predominantly white student population (93.17%), while Roosevelt Junior High has a more diverse student body, with higher percentages of Hispanic, Asian, and students of two or more races. Academically, Mountain View School has shown consistent improvement, moving from 148th out of 329 schools in 2021-2022 to 41st out of 332 schools in 2022-2023. In contrast, Roosevelt Junior High's performance has been more variable, with a drop in ranking from 83rd out of 190 schools in 2021-2022 to 140th out of 200 schools in 2020-2021.

Both schools have the same reported spending per student of $10,051 for the 2018-2019 school year, suggesting that factors other than funding, such as teaching quality, curriculum, and school leadership, may be contributing to the performance differences between the two schools. Additionally, Mountain View School has a lower student-to-teacher ratio (11.7) compared to Roosevelt Junior High (14.2), indicating a potentially more favorable learning environment at the elementary school.