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Best Bozeman �� Elementary Schools (2026)

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Bozeman, Montana �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Childrens Development Center Of Bozeman (Closed 2015)

Daycare / Preschool

804 S Willson Ave
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 586-6051

Gr: PK-K | 22 students

Greenwood Academy (Closed 2020)

Montessori School

2015 Wheat Dr
Bozeman, MT 59719
(406) 587-2429

Gr: PK-K | 78 students

Overview

This Town (Bozeman)

This State (MT)

# Schools

11 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� Elementary Schools
Year	Bozeman, MT Total Schools
2025	11
2024	11
2023	9
2022	9
2021	9
2020	10
2019	10
2018	10
2017	10
2016	10
2015	9

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Student Body:

# Students

1,010 Students

10,810 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� Elementary School
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	101	107	199
2024	101	94	192
2023	100	95	193
2022	101	104	205
2021	103	101	201
2020	88	88	188
2019	85	91	193
2018	80	90	190
2017	76	93	199
2016	74	96	196
2015	72	91	183

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% Average Students of Color

15%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	7%	15%	33%
2024	7%	16%	32%
2023	10%	16%	32%
2022	11%	20%	32%
2021	10%	20%	31%
2020	10%	20%	31%
2019	6%	20%	31%
2018	5%	19%	30%
2017	7%	19%	31%
2016	7%	18%	31%
2015	8%	19%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

99 Teachers

915 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	11:1	12:1	11:1
2024	11:1	12:1	11:1
2023	10:1	11:1	11:1
2022	10:1	12:1	11:1
2021	10:1	11:1	11:1
2020	9:1	11:1	11:1
2019	10:1	11:1	11:1
2018	10:1	11:1	11:1
2017	11:1	10:1	11:1
2016	11:1	11:1	12:1
2015	11:1	11:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

66%

44%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	66%	44%	54%
2024	66%	44%	54%
2023	66%	45%	53%
2022	66%	45%	53%
2021	72%	42%	53%
2020	72%	43%	53%
2019	72%	46%	52%
2018	48%	39%	52%
2017	67%	46%	51%
2016	64%	47%	51%
2015	28%	35%	50%

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Average Class Size

15 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	15	14	16
2024	16	14	15
2023	16	14	15
2022	16	14	15
2021	15	13	15
2020	14	13	15
2019	14	13	15
2018	14	13	15
2017	12	12	15
2016	12	12	15
2015	12	12	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

2 courses

9 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	2	9	12
2024	2	5	11
2023	2	4	10
2022	2	5	10
2021	2	5	10
2020	2	5	10
2019	2	5	10
2018	2	5	10
2017	2	5	10
2016	2	5	9
2015	3	5	9

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Average SAT score

1240

(Out of 1600)

1227

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	1,240	1,227	1,236
2024	1,240	1,227	1,233
2023	1,240	1,193	1,231
2022	1,240	1,193	1,232
2021	1,240	1,193	1,232
2020	1,240	1,193	1,229
2019	1,240	1,193	1,230
2018	1,240	1,193	1,227
2017	1,240	1,193	1,232

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$10,398

$10,647

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	$10,398	$10,647	$14,043
2024	$9,977	$8,123	$12,357
2023	$9,977	$8,204	$11,693
2022	$9,837	$8,192	$11,199
2021	$9,837	$8,050	$10,824
2020	$9,759	$7,623	$10,496
2019	$9,659	$7,334	$10,300
2018	$9,374	$7,238	$10,056
2017	$8,918	$6,976	$9,712
2016	$8,518	$6,940	$9,307
2015	$8,037	$6,718	$8,903

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Average Summer Program Cost

$250

$143

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	$250	$143	$1,115
2024	$250	$143	$1,094
2023	$250	$143	$1,136
2022	$250	$143	$1,075
2021	$250	$143	$1,028
2020	$250	$143	$1,130
2019	$250	$200	$1,199
2018	$250	$250	$1,041

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Average % on Financial Aid

28%

39%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	28%	39%	34%
2024	28%	37%	33%
2023	28%	36%	33%
2022	28%	40%	32%
2021	28%	40%	32%
2020	30%	39%	31%
2019	30%	32%	30%
2018	30%	31%	29%
2017	23%	28%	29%
2016	23%	30%	28%
2015	23%	27%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$2,800

$3,113

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	$2,800	$3,113	$6,227
2024	$2,800	$3,350	$6,113
2023	$2,800	$3,244	$5,785
2022	$2,800	$2,570	$5,514
2021	$2,800	$2,270	$5,269
2020	$2,500	$2,309	$5,141
2019	$2,500	$2,140	$5,007
2018	$2,500	$2,156	$4,752
2017	$2,150	$2,020	$4,582
2016	$2,150	$2,188	$4,396
2015	$2,150	$2,000	$4,230

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Average Acceptance Rate

97%

89%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	97%	89%	81%
2024	95%	86%	85%
2023	95%	85%	85%
2022	95%	86%	85%
2021	95%	87%	86%
2020	90%	87%	86%
2019	90%	85%	85%
2018	90%	85%	85%
2017	90%	86%	86%

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.30

0.53

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	0.30	0.53	0.64
2024	0.30	0.49	0.64
2023	0.50	0.51	0.63
2022	0.52	0.55	0.62
2021	0.53	0.54	0.62
2020	0.47	0.52	0.62
2019	0.43	0.52	0.61
2018	0.39	0.53	0.60
2017	0.46	0.52	0.59
2016	0.44	0.51	0.59
2015	0.43	0.51	0.58

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# American Indian Students

3 Students

733 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

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Percentage of �� Elementary School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2023	1%	7%	1%
2022	1%	12%	1%
2021	1%	13%	1%
2020	1%	12%	1%

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# Asian Students

11 Students

162 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	1%	1%	5%
2024	1%	2%	5%
2023	1%	2%	5%
2022	1%	1%	5%
2021	1%	1%	5%
2020	1%	1%	5%
2019	2%	1%	4%
2018	2%	1%	4%
2017	1%	1%	4%
2016	1%	1%	4%
2015	2%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

28 Students

237 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	3%	2%	9%
2024	3%	2%	9%
2023	3%	2%	9%
2022	2%	2%	8%
2021	2%	2%	9%
2020	2%	2%	9%
2019	2%	2%	8%
2018	2%	2%	8%
2017	2%	1%	8%
2016	2%	1%	8%
2015	2%	1%	8%

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# Black Students

11 Students

111 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	1%	1%	8%
2024	1%	1%	8%
2023	1%	1%	8%
2022	1%	1%	7%
2021	1%	1%	8%
2020	1%	1%	8%

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# White Students

840 Students

6,983 Students

% White Students

83%

64%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	83%	64%	55%
2024	83%	69%	55%
2023	65%	67%	55%
2022	60%	64%	57%
2021	59%	64%	57%
2020	68%	66%	58%
2019	72%	65%	59%
2018	76%	65%	59%
2017	68%	65%	61%
2016	70%	66%	61%
2015	71%	66%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

16 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

117 Students

2,627 Students

% of Others Students

12%

24%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	12%	24%	22%
2024	12%	19%	22%
2023	29%	21%	22%
2022	35%	20%	22%
2021	36%	19%	20%
2020	27%	18%	19%
2019	24%	19%	20%
2018	20%	19%	20%
2017	29%	21%	19%
2016	27%	21%	18%
2015	25%	19%	18%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

4 extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

4 sports

5 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private elementary schools in Bozeman, MT?

The private elementary schools in Bozeman, MT include Cottonwood Day School, Emerge �� School, and Heritage Christian School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Bozeman?

11 private elementary schools are located in Bozeman.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Bozeman?

Bozeman private elementary schools are approximately 7% minority students, which is lower than the Montana private school average of 15%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Bozeman?

36% of private elementary schools in Bozeman are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Seventh Day Adventist).

Which private elementary schools in Bozeman are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Bozeman include: Valley of the Flowers School vs. Bozeman Summit Schoool, Headwaters Academy vs. Bozeman Summit Schoool, Middle Creek Montessori vs. Bozeman Summit Schoool

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