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)
302304000914	151	Roundup 7-8	Public	7-8	525 6th Ave W	Roundup	59072	Musselshell County	Roundup Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 323-2402	90	8	11.6		82 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	$12,199							21.5	23.7	157	6
301599001042	152	Lambert 7-8	Public	7-8	121 3rd Ave NW	Lambert	59243	Richland County	Lambert Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 774-3333	13	2	7.1		10 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,178							21.4	42	125	27
300626000932	153	Chinook 7-8	Public	7-8	528 Ohio	Chinook	59523	Blaine County	Chinook Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 357-2237	57	4	15.7		48 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.5%)	$2,172							20.2	20.8	158	5
301251000952	154	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	505 North Meade Ave	Glendive	59330	Dawson County	Glendive Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 377-2356	243	21	11.4		219 (90.1%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	$15,183							19.6	28.9	144	10
300426001012	155	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	122	9	13.4		107 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.7%)	$13,602							19.3	14.4	167	12
300375000868	156	Big Sandy 7-8	Public	7-8	398 First Ave	Big Sandy	59520	Chouteau County	Big Sandy K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 378-2502	29	3	10		24 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,896							19	64.3	62	94
302652000211	157	Trout Creek 7-8	Public	7-8	4 School Lane	Trout Creek	59874	Sanders County	Trout Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 827-3629	15	1	15		12 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)	$19,525							18.9	13.5	168	11
300967000940	158	Ekalaka 7-8	Public	7-8	111 W Speelmon	Ekalaka	59324	Carter County	Ekalaka Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 775-8767	19	3	7.5		18 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	$14,876							18.1	41.3	126	32
300000300234	159	Cut Bank Middle School	Public	6-8	101 3rd Avenue SE	Cut Bank	59427	Glacier County	Cut Bank Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 873-4421	173	12	14.4		69 (39.9%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	71 (41.0%)	1 (0.6%)	25 (14.5%)	$12,556							18	14.7	165	6
302616000973	160	Three Forks 7-8	Public	6-8	210 East Neal	Three Forks	59752	Gallatin County	Three Forks Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 285-3224	186	12	15.4		166 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,807							17.8	31.7	139	21

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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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