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)
300387000869	81	Castle Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	1441 Governors Blvd	Billings	59105	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-5800	703	39	17.9		572 (81.4%)	5 (0.7%)	43 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.4%)	$10,786							55.7	48.4	113	32
300009001053	82	Noxon 7-8	Public	7-8	300 Noxon Avenue	Noxon	59853	Sanders County	Noxon Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 847-2442	21	3	7.9		16 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)	$18,395							55.6	11	173	91
301681000996	83	Lincoln 7-8	Public	7-8	808 Main Street	Lincoln	59639	Lewis and Clark County	Lincoln K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 362-4201	25	3	7.7		22 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)	$24,350							55.3	73.1	51	32
302185001058	84	Ramsay Middle School	Public	6-8	3 Russell St	Ramsay	59748	Silver Bow County	Ramsay Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 782-5470	43	4	10.3		41 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	$13,428							54.9	37.1	132	48
300867000246	85	E F Duvall 7-8	Public	7-8	444 Montana Avenue	Deer Lodge	59722	Powell County	Deer Lodge Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 846-1684	90	7	13.1		82 (91.1%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.3%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$11,620							54.4	50.1	108	23
300711000195	86	Columbia Falls Junior High School	Public	6-8	1805 Talbot Road	Columbia Falls	59912	Flathead County	Columbia Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 892-6530	526	37	14.1		459 (87.3%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.1%)	$12,812							53.7	62.7	65	21
301110001039	87	Florence-Carlton 6-8	Public	6-8	5602 Old Highway 93	Florence	59833	Ravalli County	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 273-0587	190	13	14.9		174 (91.6%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$11,851							53.4	50	110	23
301152001019	88	Frenchtown 6-8	Public	6-8	17620 Frontage Road	Frenchtown	59834	Missoula County	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 626-2650	330	22	15		279 (84.5%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.5%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.2%)	$10,537							53.2	50	109	21
302096001056	89	Plentywood 7-8	Public	7-8	100 East Laurel Avenue	Plentywood	59254	Sheridan County	Plentywood K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 765-1803	50	4	11.9		43 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.0%)	$15,384							52.6	61.3	73	16
300611200814	90	Charlo 6-8	Public	6-8	404 1st Ave West	Charlo	59824	Lake County	Charlo Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 644-2206	62	3	22.2		49 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	$11,191							52.6	72.2	52	38

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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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