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)
300243000997	11	Augusta 7-8	Public	7-8	410 Broadway	Augusta	59410	Lewis and Clark County	Augusta Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 562-3384	18	1	13.3		16 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	$11,304							87.8	55.2	89	78
300588000941	12	Cascade 6-8	Public	6-8	321 Central Ave W	Cascade	59421	Cascade County	Cascade Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 468-2267	75	4	18.3		70 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.7%)	$12,382							87.5	84.2	24	12
300456000112	13	Chief Joseph Middle School	Public	6-8	4255 Kimberwicke	Bozeman	59718	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 522-6300	752	53	14.2		648 (86.2%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.5%)	11 (1.5%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.1%)	$11,415							87.2	81	31	18
302774000830	14	Whitefish Middle 5-8	Public	5-8	600 East Second Street	Whitefish	59937	Flathead County	Whitefish Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 862-8650	660	42	15.5		620 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	$12,202							87.1	88	16	2
300684000988	15	Clancy 7-8	Public	7-8	18 Clancy Creek Road	Clancy	59634	Jefferson County	Clancy Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 933-5531	81	5	15		75 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.5%)	$9,763							86.4	83.7	27	12
301407000947	16	Highwood Middle School	Public	6-8	160 West Street South	Highwood	59450	Chouteau County	Highwood K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 733-2081	22	3	7.2		19 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	$19,751							86.3	82.8	28	12
302589001015	17	Target Range 7-8	Public	7-8	4095 South Avenue West	Missoula	59804	Missoula County	Target Range Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 549-9239	137	9	16		118 (86.1%)	3 (2.2%)	6 (4.4%)	2 (1.5%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$10,143							85.9	78.4	36	19
302532001069	18	Sunburst 7 - 8	Public	7-8	220 1st St South	Sunburst	59482	Toole County	Sunburst K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 937-2816	17	3	5.7		15 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	$23,987							85.5	87.9	18
301857000581	19	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	645 West Central Ave	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4085	663	42	15.7		597 (90.0%)	6 (0.9%)	20 (3.0%)	7 (1.1%)	28 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,126							85.3	75.4	44	25
302100000954	20	Plevna 7-8	Public	7-8	327 N Main St	Plevna	59344	Fallon County	Plevna K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 772-5666	14	3	4.8		14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$35,511							84.8	29.9	141	121

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide