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)
301305000379	51	C M Russell High School	Public	9-12	228 17th Avenue NW	Great Falls	59404	Cascade County	Great Falls High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 268-6100	1,454	91	16		1,159 (79.7%)	17 (1.2%)	84 (5.8%)	10 (0.7%)	88 (6.1%)	4 (0.3%)	92 (6.3%)	$9,718							48.9	43	32	19
301326000389	52	Hamilton High School	Public	9-12	327 Fairgrounds Road	Hamilton	59840	Ravalli County	Hamilton K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 375-6060	558	34	16.1		491 (88.0%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	$11,559							48.9	55.4	14	38
300498000123	53	Broadwater High School	Public	9-12	201 N Spruce	Townsend	59644	Broadwater County	Townsend K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 441-3430	185	17	10.6		166 (89.7%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	$14,369							48	29.6	68	15
302619000741	54	Three Forks High School	Public	9-12	210 East Neal	Three Forks	59752	Gallatin County	Three Forks High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 285-3224	278	15	18.7		251 (90.3%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$9,636							47.2	46.2	25	29
300273000035	55	Baker High School	Public	9-12	1015 South 3rd West	Baker	59313	Fallon County	Baker K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 778-3329	128	15	8.7		121 (94.5%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$21,931							46.9	28	70	15
302610000738	56	Thompson Falls High School	Public	9-12	601 Golf	Thompson Falls	59873	Sanders County	Thompson Falls High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 827-3561	201	13	15.7		178 (88.6%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$14,702							45.9	44.3	28	28
300834000240	57	Dawson High School	Public	9-12	900 North Merrill Avenue	Glendive	59330	Dawson County	Dawson High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 377-5265	343	24	14.2		314 (91.5%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	$13,882							45.8	27.5	71	14
301152000313	58	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	475	33	14.3		407 (85.7%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.5%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	$11,617							45.7	31.1	62	4
300390000090	59	Billings Senior High School	Public	9-12	425 Grand Avenue	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 281-5400	1,739	101	17.2		1,213 (69.8%)	12 (0.7%)	206 (11.8%)	6 (0.3%)	111 (6.4%)	3 (0.2%)	188 (10.8%)	$11,424							45.6	33.3	55	4
301854000824	60	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	1,186	86	13.8		994 (83.8%)	26 (2.2%)	47 (4.0%)	23 (1.9%)	78 (6.6%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.3%)	$13,347							45.1	41.2	34	26

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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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