Best Middle 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 187)	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)
302502000718	141	Stevensville 7-8	Public	7-8	300 Park Street	Stevensville	59870	Ravalli County	Stevensville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 777-5533	151	11	13.9		133 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	$11,747							31.1	27.7	146	5
301296000955	142	Grass Range 7-8	Public	7-8	310 East 2nd Street	Grass Range	59032	Fergus County	Grass Range Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 428-2341	12	1	9.6		11 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,337							27.9	42.5	122	20
301021001041	143	Fairview 6-8	Public	6-8	713 S Western Ave	Fairview	59221	Richland County	Fairview Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 742-5265	36	3	12		32 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,613							27.3	26.7	149	6
300000601035	144	Broadus 7-8	Public	7-8	500 N Trautman	Broadus	59317	Powder River County	Broadus Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 436-2658	38	3	10.9		35 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,705							26.4	54.6	92	52
300705000874	145	Frank Brattin Middle School	Public	6-8	216 Olive Drive	Colstrip	59323	Rosebud County	Colstrip Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 748-4699	132	13	10		62 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (34.8%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (10.6%)	$21,901							25.6	29.8	142	3
301887000956	146	Moore 6-8	Public	6-8	509 Highland Ave	Moore	59464	Fergus County	Moore Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 374-2231	14	3	4.6		14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,964							25.3	68.5	59	87
302390000693	147	Shelby 7-8	Public	7-8	1001 Valley Street	Shelby	59474	Toole County	Shelby Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 424-8910	76	6	12.2		59 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.2%)	$33,976							23	43.4	121	26
301470000887	148	Huntley Project 7-8	Public	7-8	1477 Ash Street	Worden	59088	Yellowstone County	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 967-2540	124	8	14.8		110 (88.7%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$15,577							23	27.8	145	3
300201000014	149	Anaconda Junior High School	Public	7-8	515 Main Street	Anaconda	59711	Deer Lodge County	Anaconda Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 563-6361	176	16	11.1		160 (90.9%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$13,420							22.6	26.7	150	1
300285000101	150	Smith Valley 7-8	Public	7-8	2901 Highway 2 West	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Smith Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 756-4535	56	4	14.8		53 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	$9,073							21.7	38.4	130	20

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection