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)
301770000968	121	Marion 7-8	Public	7-8	205 Gopher Lane	Marion	59925	Flathead County	Marion Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 854-2333	35	3	10.7		33 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	$24,688							39.2	56.5	87	34
300528000905	122	East Middle School	Public	7-8	2600 Grand Avenue	Butte	59701	Silver Bow County	Butte Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 533-2600	660	45	14.5		561 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$13,006							39	36	133	11
301284000983	123	Philipsburg 7-8	Public	7-8	407 Schnepel St	Philipsburg	59858	Granite County	Philipsburg K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 859-3232	25	3	7.6		23 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	$20,114							38.8	57.1	84	39
301719000251	124	Lone Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	1112 Three Mile Creek Rd	Stevensville	59870	Ravalli County	Lone Rock Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 777-3314	65	5	12.7		56 (86.2%)	1 (1.5%)	6 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	$14,791							38.7	40.8	128	4
301443000992	125	Hobson 6-8	Public	6-8	108 6th Street E	Hobson	59452	Judith Basin County	Hobson K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 423-5483	28	4	6.5		25 (89.3%)	1 (3.6%)	2 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,683							38.6	58.5	80	45
301356000406	126	Havre Middle School	Public	6-8	1441 11th Street West	Havre	59501	Hill County	Havre Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 265-9613	388	26	14.8		257 (66.2%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	$11,854							38.4	53	99	27
300585000944	127	Vaughn 7-8	Public	7-8	480 Central Avenue	Vaughn	59487	Cascade County	Vaughn Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 965-2231	20	3	7.5		14 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.0%)	1 (5.0%)	2 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	$16,855							38.3	12.5	170	43
302547001008	128	Superior 7-8	Public	7-8	410 1/2 Arizona Ave	Superior	59872	Mineral County	Superior K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 822-4851	42	5	8		36 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)	$22,499							37.3	18.3	159	31
301629000982	129	Lavina Middle School	Public	6-8	214 1st St East	Lavina	59046	Golden Valley County	Lavina K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 636-2761	25	3	8.2		21 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	$14,513							36.6	75.1	45	84
301817001055	130	Medicine Lake 7-8	Public	7-8	311 Young St	Medicine Lake	59247	Sheridan County	Medicine Lake K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 789-2211	12	3	4.6		11 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,103							36.5	48.6	112	18

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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:

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