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)
301347000402	101	Harlowton High School	Public	9-12	304 Division St	Harlowton	59036	Wheatland County	Harlowton K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 632-4324	69	9	7.6		56 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.6%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	$21,825							22.3			(n/a)
300010200266	102	Dutton/Brady High School	Public	9-12	101 2nd St NE	Dutton	59433	Teton County	Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 476-3424	28	6	4.7		23 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.1%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.1%)	$21,250							22.2			(n/a)
302280000670	103	Ronan High School	Public	9-12	130 3rd Ave NW	Ronan	59864	Lake County	Ronan High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 676-3390	416	23	17.7		150 (36.1%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	166 (39.9%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (17.1%)	$11,276							20.5	11.2	96	7
300375000054	104	Big Sandy High School	Public	9-12	398 First Ave	Big Sandy	59520	Chouteau County	Big Sandy K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 378-2502	63	7	9.6		48 (76.2%)	1 (1.6%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	$16,694							17.8	57	13	91
302391000694	105	Shelby High School	Public	9-12	1001 Valley Street	Shelby	59474	Toole County	Shelby High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 424-8910	120	13	9.1		88 (73.3%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (9.2%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.5%)	$24,853							17.4	5.4	103	2
301340000400	106	Harlem High School	Public	9-12	610 1st Ave SE	Harlem	59526	Blaine County	Harlem High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 353-2287	163	15	11.1		5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	145 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	$20,015							17.3	2.2	111	5
300225000020	107	Arlee High School	Public	9-12	72220 Fyant Street	Arlee	59821	Lake County	Arlee High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 726-3216	145	11	12.6		35 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (21.4%)	$16,869							17.2	13.1	90	17
302271000665	108	Roberts High School	Public	9-12	106 Maple St	Roberts	59070	Carbon County	Roberts K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 445-2421	43	5	9.2		34 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	$17,711							15.1			(n/a)
301464000449	109	Hot Springs High School	Public	9-12	301 Broadway	Hot Springs	59845	Sanders County	Hot Springs K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 741-2962	46	8	5.8		30 (65.2%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (28.3%)	$26,213							11.2			(n/a)
301950000600	110	Noxon High School	Public	9-12	300 Noxon Avenue	Noxon	59853	Sanders County	Noxon High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 847-2442	67	7	9.3		52 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.5%)	$26,613							10.9			(n/a)

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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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