Elementary · Montana

Fred W Graff School

Free meals for all

Fred W Graff School, a public elementary school in Laurel, Montana: grades 3–4, 245 students, 16.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Laurel Elem.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 245
Teachers (FTE): 15.0
Students per teacher: 16.3
Grades: 3–4; Elementary

More students per teacher than 88% of elementary schools in Montana

Median 12.1 · 418 schools compared

More students per teacher than 68% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 67% of elementary schools in Montana

Median 120 · 421 schools compared

Smaller than 82% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Montana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Montana: 43%

53%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 77% of elementary schools in Montana

Median 41% · 273 elementary schools compared

243 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Montana: 37%

46%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 71% of elementary schools in Montana

Median 36% · 288 elementary schools compared

241 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades 3–4
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Town near a city
Run by: Laurel Elem

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Laurel Elem.

Location

Address: 417 East Sixth St, Laurel, MT 59044
Phone: (406)628-6916
City or town: Laurel
County: Yellowstone County

Website Quality of life in Laurel Schools in Laurel

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
West SchoolFree meals for all	1–2	248	13.9	—	—	0.8 mi
South SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	158	13.3	—	—	1.1 mi
Yellowstone Academy Elem	Pre-K–6	36	6.8	—	—	5.4 mi
Elder Grove School	Pre-K–5	465	18.6	38%	33%	6.2 mi
Canyon Creek School	Pre-K–5	147	11.6	13%	7.8%	6.7 mi
Park City School	Pre-K–6	179	11.7	49%	35%	7.9 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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