Best High Schools in Montana

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Montana State Tests test scores by the Montana Office of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Friday, April 5, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 124)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
302532000726	1	Sunburst High School	Public	9-12	414 3rd St South	Sunburst	59482	Toole County	Sunburst K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 937-2811	40	8	5		35 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,856							91.8			(n/a)
301764000548	2	Manhattan High School	Public	9-12	416 North Broadway	Manhattan	59741	Gallatin County	Manhattan High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 284-3341	239	18	13.1		228 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$13,540							90.6	85	2
300065401099	3	Lone Peak High School	Public	9-12	45465 Gallatin Rd-30	Gallatin Gateway	59730	Gallatin County	Big Sky School K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 995-4281	118	10	11.8		111 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$17,876							90.2	78.7	6	3
300459000113	4	Bozeman High School	Public	9-12	205 N 11th Avenue	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 522-6200	1,280	81	15.7		1,103 (86.2%)	7 (0.5%)	88 (6.9%)	17 (1.3%)	18 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	44 (3.4%)	$12,987							88.1	79.4	5	1
302367000688	5	Scobey High School	Public	9-12	205 2nd Avenue East	Scobey	59263	Daniels County	Scobey K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 487-2202	82	7	11.9		68 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)	$18,846							87.8	11.5	95	90
300345000048	6	Belt High School	Public	9-12	1 Church Street	Belt	59412	Cascade County	Belt High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 277-3351	91	7	13.4		87 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$17,056							86.7	69	9	3
300993000277	7	Ennis High School	Public	9-12	223 Charles Ave	Ennis	59729	Madison County	Ennis K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 682-4258	121	12	10.5		112 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$16,089							84.2	33	56	49
301017000281	8	Fairfield High School	Public	9-12	13 7th Street	Fairfield	59436	Teton County	Fairfield High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 467-2528	116	13	8.8		98 (84.5%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	10 (8.6%)	$18,102							79.9	31.2	60	52
302779000775	9	Whitefish High School	Public	9-12	1143 East 4th St.	Whitefish	59937	Flathead County	Whitefish High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 862-8600	581	43	13.5		549 (94.5%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.6%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$13,629							79.5	67.1	10	1
301158000315	10	Froid High School	Public	9-12	408 1st Street S	Froid	59226	Roosevelt County	Froid High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 766-2342	38	4	9.1		30 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.9%)	$27,567							79.3	31.1	64	54

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Montana State Tests Mathematics, Montana State Tests Reading, Montana State Tests Science test scores released by the Montana Office of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on April 5, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Montana Office of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.
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