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)
302423000702	31	Sidney High School	Public	9-12	1012 4th Avenue SE	Sidney	59270	Richland County	Sidney High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 433-2330	387	28	14		323 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.3%)	6 (1.6%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$15,184							60.8	29.8	67	36
301053000287	32	Fergus High School	Public	9-12	1001 Casino Creek Drive	Lewistown	59457	Fergus County	Fergus High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 535-2321	356	25	14.2		321 (90.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$14,224							60.7	33.4	54	22
302658000749	33	Troy High School	Public	9-12	116 East Missoula	Troy	59935	Lincoln County	Troy High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 295-4520	128	9	13.7		115 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	$22,437							60.3	9	100	67
301383000430	34	Helena High School	Public	9-12	1300 Billings Avenue	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 324-2200	1,087	81	13.4		873 (80.3%)	15 (1.4%)	108 (9.9%)	11 (1.0%)	30 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.6%)	$13,857							59.1	43.8	29	5
300681000187	35	Circle High School	Public	9-12	1105 F Avenue	Circle	59215	McCone County	Circle High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 485-3600	65	7	9.7		59 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$24,491							56.8	16.6	88	53
302307000675	36	Roundup High School	Public	9-12	525 6th Ave W	Roundup	59072	Musselshell County	Roundup High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 323-2402	172	13	13		155 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$15,843							56.2	20.6	82	46
302397000696	37	Shepherd High School	Public	9-12	7842 Shepherd Road	Shepherd	59079	Yellowstone County	Shepherd High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 373-5300	253	19	13.4		221 (87.4%)	6 (2.4%)	8 (3.2%)	6 (2.4%)	10 (4.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,766							54.7	34.2	52	15
300921000263	38	Drummond High School	Public	9-12	108 W Edwards	Drummond	59832	Granite County	Drummond High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 288-3281	63	7	9.4		60 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	$16,329							54.3	52.4	18	20
302211000655	39	Red Lodge High School	Public	9-12	800 N. Chambers Ave.	Red Lodge	59068	Carbon County	Red Lodge High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 446-1903	176	17	10.2		154 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	4 (2.3%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$16,547							54.2	54.3	15	24
302154000644	40	Power High School	Public	9-12	402 Teton Ave	Power	59468	Teton County	Power High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 463-2251	37	5	6.8		33 (89.2%)	1 (2.7%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)	$24,752							53.7			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

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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