Orchard School
120 Jackson St Billings MT, 59101, Yellowstone County Phone: 406-281-6216 Ranking:  (324 out of 448, bottom 28%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Billings Elementary School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 401 | 467 | 463 | 441 | 425 | 325 | 352 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 17.2% | 87 | 18.6% | 88 | 19.0% | 65 | 14.7% | 65 | 15.3% | 72 | 22.2% | 101 | 28.7% |
| Grade 1: | 82 | 20.4% | 85 | 18.2% | 64 | 13.8% | 71 | 16.1% | 63 | 14.8% | 47 | 14.5% | 44 | 12.5% |
| Grade 2: | 76 | 19.0% | 61 | 13.1% | 73 | 15.8% | 67 | 15.2% | 64 | 15.1% | 41 | 12.6% | 40 | 11.4% |
| Grade 3: | 62 | 15.5% | 67 | 14.3% | 64 | 13.8% | 61 | 13.8% | 62 | 14.6% | 44 | 13.5% | 47 | 13.4% |
| Grade 4: | 53 | 13.2% | 67 | 14.3% | 53 | 11.4% | 59 | 13.4% | 66 | 15.5% | 43 | 13.2% | 45 | 12.8% |
| Grade 5: | 59 | 14.7% | 51 | 10.9% | 56 | 12.1% | 65 | 14.7% | 54 | 12.7% | 41 | 12.6% | 39 | 11.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 202 | 50.4% | 242 | 51.8% | 253 | 54.6% | 235 | 53.3% | 220 | 51.8% | 168 | 51.7% | 166 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 199 | 49.6% | 225 | 48.2% | 210 | 45.4% | 206 | 46.7% | 197 | 46.4% | 149 | 45.8% | 182 | 51.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 73 | 18.2% | 100 | 21.4% | 94 | 20.3% | 86 | 19.5% | 111 | 26.1% | 71 | 21.8% | 77 | 21.9% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 99 | 24.7% | 118 | 25.3% | 125 | 27.0% | 125 | 28.3% | 110 | 25.9% | 65 | 20.0% | 72 | 20.5% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.1% | 15 | 3.2% | 18 | 4.1% | 25 | 5.9% | 18 | 5.5% | 22 | 6.3% |
| White: | 172 | 42.9% | 204 | 43.7% | 202 | 43.6% | 190 | 43.1% | 174 | 40.9% | 166 | 51.1% | 175 | 49.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 48 | 12.0% | 34 | 7.3% | 24 | 5.2% | 20 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 299 | 74.6% | 346 | 74.1% | 355 | 76.7% | 333 | 75.5% | 314 | 73.9% | 210 | 64.6% | 232 | 65.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 9.7% | 57 | 12.2% | 44 | 9.5% | 34 | 7.7% | 44 | 10.4% | 54 | 16.6% | 64 | 18.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.16 | 19.02 | 18.45 | 18.81 | 22.55 | 15.60 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 67.3% | 65.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 68% | 67.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 65% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 63% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 76.7% | 80.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 83% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 84% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 82% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 48.1% | 45.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 57.6% | 56.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 67.1% | 63.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 67.7% | 67.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 68% | 67% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 72% | 67% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 66.4% | 65.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 74.7% | 75% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 77.5% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 78% | 79% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 83% | 81% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 56% | 62% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 66% | 66% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 70.2% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 73% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 68% | 68% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 66% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 79.3% | 79.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 80.9% | 81% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 82% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | 84% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 71.5% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 71.1% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 68% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 80.2% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 84.8% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 85% | 83% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 84% |
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* Orchard School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.