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)
300186001007	171	Alberton Middle School	Public	6-8	306 Railroad Ave	Alberton	59820	Mineral County	Alberton K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 722-4413	26	3	9.9		22 (84.6%)	1 (3.8%)	2 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	$14,686							8.7	14.9	164	7
301366000934	172	Hays-Lodge Pole 7-8	Public	7-8	197 School Road	Hays	59527	Blaine County	Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schls	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 673-3120	39	5	8.6		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$42,645							7	14.5	166	6
300444000985	173	Box Elder 7-8	Public	7-8	205 Main Street	Box Elder	59521	Hill County	Box Elder Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 352-4195	56	5	11.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,078							6.4	10.9	174	1
302859000798	174	Wolf Point 7-8	Public	7-8	213 6th Avenue South	Wolf Point	59201	Roosevelt County	Wolf Point Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 653-1200	124	9	13.1		8 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	2 (1.6%)	96 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.3%)	$13,509							5.9	4.2	183	9
300912001028	175	Dodson 7-8	Public	7-8	124 First Ave W	Dodson	59524	Phillips County	Dodson K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 383-4362	16	3	5		5 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	$41,609							5.8	5.1	180	5
302275000986	176	Rocky Boy 7-8	Public	7-8	81 Mission Taylor Road	Box Elder	59521	Hill County	Rocky Boy Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 395-4270	70	6	12.6		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,799							4.9	3.8	186	10
302886001114	177	Yellowstone Academy 7-8	Public	7-8	1750 Ray of Hope Lane	Billings	59106	Yellowstone County	Yellowstone Academy Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 656-2198	34	13	2.5		24 (70.6%)	1 (2.9%)	3 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	$126,387							4.7	13.3	169	8
301339500909	178	Harlem 7-8	Public	7-8	610 1st Ave SE	Harlem	59526	Blaine County	Harlem Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 353-2287	100	9	10.9		1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$18,326							4.6	5.8	179	1
302124000636	179	Poplar 7-8	Public	7-8	400 4th Avenue West	Poplar	59255	Roosevelt County	Poplar Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 768-6730	140	12	12		1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$21,697							4.2	3.9	185	6
302271000937	180	Roberts 7-8	Public	7-8	106 Maple St	Roberts	59070	Carbon County	Roberts K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 445-2421	18	3	6.5		13 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	$20,487							4.2	17.4	161	19

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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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