Best Public Schools in Missoula County, Montana & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Montana State Tests Mathematics (2023)	Montana State Tests Reading (2023)	Montana State Tests Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Montana State Tests Mathematics All Grades	Montana State Tests Reading All Grades	Montana State Tests Science All Grades	Total
DeSmet School	Public	PK, KG-5	6355 Padre Lane	Missoula	59808	Missoula County	DeSmet Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 549-4994	92	10	9.6	100.0%	79 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	4 (4.3%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.3%)	67.7	110^th of 332 public elementary schools	66.9%		86.8	54^th of 329 public elementary schools	83.6%	56	68.4	55.3	28.6	$20,376
DeSmet 6-8	Public	6-8	6355 Padre Lane	Missoula	59808	Missoula County	DeSmet Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 549-4994	37	5	8.2	100.0%	26 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.5%)	62.6	66^th of 187 public middle schools	64.7%		25.4	152^nd of 190 public middle schools	20.0%	86	42.9	57.1	33.3	$19,472
Hellgate Elementary Lower Grades	Public	2-3	2365 Flynn Lane	Missoula	59808	Missoula County	Hellgate Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 721-2160	343	21	16.0	35.6%	272 (79.3%)	3 (0.9%)	30 (8.7%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.5%)	80.9	61^st of 332 public elementary schools	81.6%		80.3	77^th of 329 public elementary schools	76.6%	16	50.6	59.3		$11,096
Hellgate Middle School	Public	7-8	2375 Flynn Lane	Missoula	59808	Missoula County	Hellgate Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 721-2452	300	22	13.7	40.0%	249 (83.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (9.0%)	83.9	21^st of 187 public middle schools	88.8%		83.7	26^th of 190 public middle schools	86.3%	5	47.8	59.1	63.5	$11,287
Hellgate Elementary Intermediate	Public	4-6	2355 Flynn Lane	Missoula	59808	Missoula County	Hellgate Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 721-2160	525	27	19.1	43.6%	433 (82.5%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.4%)	13 (2.5%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.4%)								(n/a)	40.3	55.6	43.5	$9,445
Hellgate Elementary Primary Grades	Public	PK, KG-1	2365 Flynne Lane	Missoula	59808	Missoula County	Hellgate Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 721-2452	292	22	13.0	35.3%	226 (77.4%)	3 (1.0%)	22 (7.5%)	10 (3.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)								(n/a)				$13,407
Sentinel High School	Public	9-12	901 South Avenue West	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 728-2403	1,386	87	15.8	31.2%	1,195 (86.2%)	26 (1.9%)	56 (4.0%)	21 (1.5%)	71 (5.1%)	3 (0.2%)	14 (1.0%)	62.5	27^th of 124 public high schools	78.2%		52.6	17^th of 114 public high schools	85.1%	10	37.5	68.2	31.8	$11,660
Big Sky High School	Public	9-12	3100 South Avenue West	Missoula	59804	Missoula County	Missoula High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 728-2401	1,227	83	14.8	41.2%	1,037 (84.5%)	23 (1.9%)	44 (3.6%)	23 (1.9%)	77 (6.3%)	4 (0.3%)	19 (1.5%)	45.1	60^th of 124 public high schools	51.6%		41.2	34^th of 114 public high schools	70.2%	26	27.9	54.8	26.4	$13,347
Chief Charlo School	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 Longview Dr	Missoula	59803	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4005	417	28	14.7	39.6%	350 (83.9%)	6 (1.4%)	23 (5.5%)	5 (1.2%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	91	23^rd of 332 public elementary schools	93.1%		87.8	42^nd of 329 public elementary schools	87.2%	19	62.8	71.9	53.1	$13,616
Porter Middle School	Public	6-8	2510 Central Avenue	Missoula	59804	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 542-4060	590	37	15.8	54.7%	468 (79.3%)	21 (3.6%)	36 (6.1%)	12 (2.0%)	47 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	45.8	104^th of 187 public middle schools	44.4%		53.8	96^th of 190 public middle schools	49.5%	8	28.6	44.3	36.6	$13,026
Franklin School	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 S. 11th St	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 542-4020	282	26	10.7	71.6%	210 (74.5%)	19 (6.7%)	26 (9.2%)	4 (1.4%)	13 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	56.8	157^th of 332 public elementary schools	52.7%		50.5	193^rd of 329 public elementary schools	41.3%	36	30.3	44.7	50.0	$15,100
Hawthorne School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Hiberta St.	Missoula	59804	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 542-4025	377	35	10.7	56.8%	299 (79.3%)	5 (1.3%)	20 (5.3%)	8 (2.1%)	27 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.2%)	84.5	50^th of 332 public elementary schools	84.9%		84.9	59^th of 329 public elementary schools	82.1%	9	50.5	55.4	72.7	$14,756
Lewis & Clark School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Park	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4035	423	28	14.9	34.8%	350 (82.7%)	5 (1.2%)	18 (4.3%)	7 (1.7%)	26 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	89.2	33^rd of 332 public elementary schools	90.1%		87	51^st of 329 public elementary schools	84.5%	18	54.3	65.3	60.5	$12,616
Lowell School	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 Phillips St	Missoula	59802	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 542-4040	325	24	13.3	74.5%	255 (78.5%)	13 (4.0%)	12 (3.7%)	5 (1.5%)	26 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	63.6	126^th of 332 public elementary schools	62.0%		56	167^th of 329 public elementary schools	49.2%	41	43.9	48.5	40.9	$16,905
Meadow Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	4210 Reserve	Missoula	59803	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4045	408	29	14.2	42.4%	333 (81.6%)	10 (2.5%)	24 (5.9%)	12 (2.9%)	21 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	68.7	54^th of 187 public middle schools	71.1%		68.9	57^th of 190 public middle schools	70.0%	3	42.1	51.8	46.5	$13,888
Paxson School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Evans	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4055	418	30	14.0	36.6%	327 (78.2%)	14 (3.3%)	34 (8.1%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	95.2	10^th of 332 public elementary schools	97.0%		92.7	20^th of 329 public elementary schools	93.9%	10	61.6	71.9	70.3	$11,703
Rattlesnake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Pineview Drive	Missoula	59802	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4050	407	26	15.4	29.2%	361 (88.7%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.9%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	96.9	6^th of 332 public elementary schools	98.2%		97.5	8^th of 329 public elementary schools	97.6%	2	68.3	73.0	73.6	$11,630
Russell School	Public	PK, KG-5	3216 Russell Street	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 542-4080	385	30	12.9	59.2%	295 (76.6%)	4 (1.0%)	33 (8.6%)	10 (2.6%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	74.3	85^th of 332 public elementary schools	74.4%		76.3	85^th of 329 public elementary schools	74.2%		51.4	59.1	40.4	$14,214
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	645 West Central Ave	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4085	682	39	17.3	27.6%	597 (87.5%)	9 (1.3%)	25 (3.7%)	9 (1.3%)	30 (4.4%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	85.3	19^th of 187 public middle schools	89.8%		75.4	44^th of 190 public middle schools	76.8%	25	51.9	63.8	54.3	$12,126
Hellgate High School	Public	9-12	925 Gerald Ave	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 728-2402	1,312	96	13.7	36.0%	1,133 (86.4%)	18 (1.4%)	49 (3.7%)	28 (2.1%)	60 (4.6%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.6%)	72.1	18^th of 124 public high schools	85.5%		48.8	20^th of 114 public high schools	82.5%	2	43.3	73.5	37.2	$11,402
Target Range School	Public	PK, KG-6	4095 South Avenue West	Missoula	59804	Missoula County	Target Range Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 549-9239	415	27	15.4	36.1%	351 (84.6%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.6%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	72.1	94^th of 332 public elementary schools	71.7%		81.4	72^nd of 329 public elementary schools	78.1%	22	43.8	57.5	44.6	$10,248
Target Range 7-8	Public	7-8	4095 South Avenue West	Missoula	59804	Missoula County	Target Range Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 549-9239	129	8	16.6	37.2%	112 (86.8%)	3 (2.3%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)	85.9	17^th of 187 public middle schools	90.9%		78.4	36^th of 190 public middle schools	81.1%	19	58.5	54.4	63.5	$10,143
Bonner School	Public	PK, KG-5	9045 Hwy 200 E	Bonner	59823	Missoula County	Bonner Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 258-6151	229	20	11.3	52.0%	195 (85.2%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	62	132^nd of 332 public elementary schools	60.2%		29.7	267^th of 329 public elementary schools	18.8%	135	41.1	43.2	47.1	$13,760
Bonner 6-8	Public	6-8	9045 Hwy 200 E	Bonner	59823	Missoula County	Bonner Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 258-6151	109	9	12.4	49.5%	100 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	19.3	155^th of 187 public middle schools	17.1%		14.4	167^th of 190 public middle schools	12.1%	12	18.5	33.6	17.1	$13,602
Frenchtown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	16495 Main Street	Frenchtown	59834	Missoula County	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 626-2620	439	34	13.0	38.7%	373 (85.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	9 (2.1%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	77.5	76^th of 332 public elementary schools	77.1%		75.6	89^th of 329 public elementary schools	72.9%	13	49.4	56.3		$10,878
Jeannette Rankin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5150 Bigfork Rd.	Missoula	59803	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4010	463	27	16.9	26.6%	421 (90.9%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.4%)	12 (2.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	92.9	20^th of 332 public elementary schools	94.0%		93.7	19^th of 329 public elementary schools	94.2%	1	69.3	65.1	61.3	$12,786
Lolo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11395 Highway 93 South	Lolo	59847	Missoula County	Lolo Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 273-6686	306	24	12.8	35.9%	274 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	46.9	198^th of 332 public elementary schools	40.4%		43.4	224^th of 329 public elementary schools	31.9%	26	33.3	43.0		$18,054
Lolo Middle School	Public	5-8	11395 Highway 93 South	Lolo	59847	Missoula County	Lolo Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 273-6141	217	15	14.7	35.9%	197 (90.8%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	51.9	92^nd of 187 public middle schools	50.8%		54.3	93^rd of 190 public middle schools	51.1%	1	33.8	42.4	41.2	$6,878
Frenchtown Intermediate School	Public	4-5	16495 Main Street	Frenchtown	59834	Missoula County	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 626-2622	174	14	12.8	35.1%	153 (87.9%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.6%)	54.3	170^th of 332 public elementary schools	48.8%		55.6	170^th of 329 public elementary schools	48.3%		28.8	44.8	47.5	$11,004
Frenchtown High School	Public	9-12	17620 Frontage Road	Frenchtown	59834	Missoula County	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 626-2670	453	31	14.4	31.3%	390 (86.1%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.9%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	45.7	58^th of 124 public high schools	53.2%		31.1	62^nd of 114 public high schools	45.6%	4	29.4	54.5	25.9	$11,617
Frenchtown 6-8	Public	6-8	17620 Frontage Road	Frenchtown	59834	Missoula County	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 626-2650	319	21	14.9	34.8%	274 (85.9%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.7%)	53.2	88^th of 187 public middle schools	52.9%		50	109^th of 190 public middle schools	42.6%	21	32.2	52.0	35.5	$10,537
Clinton School	Public	PK, KG-6	20397 E Mullan Rd	Clinton	59825	Missoula County	Clinton Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 825-3113	188	12	16.1	55.9%	164 (87.2%)	3 (1.6%)	12 (6.4%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	65.2	122^nd of 332 public elementary schools	63.3%		58.8	154^th of 329 public elementary schools	53.2%	32	43.6	45.5	46.7	$12,233
Clinton 7-8	Public	7-8	20397E Mullan Rd	Clinton	59825	Missoula County	Clinton Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 825-3113	37	4	9.9	48.6%	34 (91.9%)	1 (2.7%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)	72.1	46^th of 187 public middle schools	75.4%		81.9	29^th of 190 public middle schools	84.7%	17	48.3	58.6	40.0	$15,443
Woodman School	Public	PK, KG-6	18470 Highway 12 West	Lolo	59847	Missoula County	Woodman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 273-6770	29	4	6.7	10.3%	26 (89.7%)	2 (6.9%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.3	229^th of 332 public elementary schools	31.0%		68.5	123^rd of 329 public elementary schools	62.6%	106	26.3	42.1		$14,300
Woodman 7-8	Public	7-8	18470 Highway 12 West	Lolo	59847	Missoula County	Woodman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 273-6770	6	1	6.5		4 (66.7%)	1 (16.7%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$20,635
Sunset School	Public	PK, KG-8	5024 Sunset Hill Road	Greenough	59823	Missoula County	Sunset Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 244-5542	11	2	5.4		10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)				$27,658
Potomac School	Public	PK, KG-6	29750 Potomac Road	Bonner	59823	Missoula County	Potomac Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 244-5581	81	6	13.6	56.8%	62 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.4%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.5%)	1 (1.2%)	9 (11.1%)	78.9	68^th of 332 public elementary schools	79.5%		40.8	235^th of 329 public elementary schools	28.6%	167	52.6	55.3		$13,776
Potomac 7-8	Public	7-8	29750 Potomac Road	Bonner	59823	Missoula County	Potomac Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 244-5581	15	2	6.6	46.7%	12 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	1 (6.7%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78.3	30^th of 187 public middle schools	84.0%		92.9	7^th of 190 public middle schools	96.3%	23	53.9	53.9		$25,108
Seeley Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 School Lane	Seeley Lake	59868	Missoula County	Seeley Lake Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 677-2265	139	11	12.7	66.9%	118 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	45.8	203^rd of 332 public elementary schools	38.9%		29.9	266^th of 329 public elementary schools	19.1%	63	25.0	34.4	50.0	$13,406
Seeley Lake 7-8	Public	7-8	200 School Lane	Seeley Lake	59868	Missoula County	Seeley Lake Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 677-2265	35	3	13.4	62.9%	26 (74.3%)	2 (5.7%)	3 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.4%)	61.1	70^th of 187 public middle schools	62.6%		77.1	37^th of 190 public middle schools	80.5%	33	35.5	45.2	50.0	$19,120
Swan Valley School	Public	PK, KG-6	6423 Highway 83	Condon	59826	Missoula County	Swan Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 754-2320	26	3	9.5	57.7%	24 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.2	146^th of 332 public elementary schools	56.0%		37.7	243^rd of 329 public elementary schools	26.1%	97	43.8	43.8		$19,328
Swan Valley 7-8	Public	7-8	6423 Highway 83	Condon	59826	Missoula County	Swan Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 754-2320	3	1	3.7		3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$32,125
Seeley-Swan High School	Public	9-12	456 Airport Road	Seeley Lake	59868	Missoula County	Missoula High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 677-2224	101	11	9.1	55.4%	88 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	25.8	95^th of 124 public high schools	23.4%		11.6	94^th of 114 public high schools	17.5%	1	21.1	42.1	15.0	$20,489

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