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)
301620000890	131	Laurel Middle School	Public	5-8	725 Washington Avenue	Laurel	59044	Yellowstone County	Laurel Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 628-6919	573	35	16.4		505 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$11,455							36	30.8	140	9
302727001037	132	Victor Middle School	Public	6-8	425 4th Avenue	Victor	59875	Ravalli County	Victor K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 642-3221	56	5	11.5		45 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.7%)	$17,968							35.7	8.6	175	43
300387000904	133	Will James Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 30th Street West	Billings	59102	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6100	598	37	16		437 (73.1%)	10 (1.7%)	56 (9.4%)	4 (0.7%)	46 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.4%)	$11,397							35.7	45.8	117	16
302550000962	134	Swan River 6-8	Public	6-8	1205 Swan Highway	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Swan River Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-4528	79	5	17.5		69 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$7,504							35	80.9	32	102
301917001075	135	Nashua 6-8	Public	6-8	222 Mabel	Nashua	59248	Valley County	Nashua K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 746-3411	24	3	8.5		15 (62.5%)	1 (4.2%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)	$17,848							35	68.9	58	77
302106000632	136	Polson Middle School	Public	5-8	1602 2nd Street West	Polson	59860	Lake County	Polson Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 883-6335	524	33	15.8		317 (60.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	180 (34.4%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	$11,004							33.2	33.5	135	1
300972001080	137	Elder Grove 7-8	Public	6-8	1532 South 64 Street W	Billings	59106	Yellowstone County	Elder Grove Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 656-2893	231	13	17.7		195 (84.4%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.3%)	4 (1.7%)	7 (3.0%)	3 (1.3%)	10 (4.3%)	$10,006							33.2	55	90	47
302279000668	138	Ronan Middle School	Public	5-8	35885 Round Butte Road W	Ronan	59864	Lake County	Ronan Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 676-3390	446	30	14.6		121 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	270 (60.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.1%)	$12,528							32.9	32.6	137	1
301167001043	139	Frontier 7-8	Public	7-8	6996 Roy St.	Wolf Point	59201	Roosevelt County	Frontier Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 653-2501	23	3	6.9		3 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	18 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	$24,645							32.4	71.1	54	85
300611000994	140	St Ignatius Middle School	Public	6-8	76 3rd Avenue	St Ignatius	59865	Lake County	St Ignatius K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 745-3811	110	10	11.4		34 (30.9%)	2 (1.8%)	7 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (55.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)	$17,617							31.5	18	160	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:

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