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)
302505000720	81	Stevensville High School	Public	9-12	300 Park Street	Stevensville	59870	Ravalli County	Stevensville High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 777-5481	349	28	12.5		308 (88.3%)	4 (1.1%)	26 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$15,896							34	21.8	81
300819000236	82	Cut Bank High School	Public	9-12	101 3rd Ave SE	Cut Bank	59427	Glacier County	Cut Bank High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 873-5629	227	17	13.4		106 (46.7%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	84 (37.0%)	3 (1.3%)	25 (11.0%)	$17,114							32.5	17.6	86	4
302547000729	83	Superior High School	Public	9-12	410 Arizona Avenue	Superior	59872	Mineral County	Superior K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 822-4851	112	11	9.7		93 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	2 (1.8%)	10 (8.9%)	$15,990							31.6	12.6	92	9
301305000380	84	Great Falls High School	Public	9-12	1900 2nd Avenue South	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Great Falls High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-6250	1,641	105	15.6		1,142 (69.6%)	26 (1.6%)	104 (6.3%)	17 (1.0%)	211 (12.9%)	5 (0.3%)	136 (8.3%)	$9,667							31.1	22.2	80	4
301677000521	85	Lincoln County High School	Public	9-12	340 9th Street	Eureka	59917	Lincoln County	Lincoln County High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 297-5700	306	20	15		261 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.6%)	6 (2.0%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.2%)	$11,831							30.8	40.9	36	49
302010000611	86	Park High School	Public	9-12	102 View Vista Drive	Livingston	59047	Park County	Park High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 222-0448	418	36	11.5		374 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$15,262							30	45.8	26	60
301470000452	87	Huntley Project High School	Public	9-12	1477 Ash Street	Worden	59088	Yellowstone County	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 967-2540	230	18	12.8		198 (86.1%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	$16,349							29.8	36.5	45	42
302514000722	88	Centerville High School	Public	9-12	693 Stockett Rd	Sand Coulee	59472	Cascade County	Centerville High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 736-5167	69	7	9.4		60 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	$19,125							29.7	70.8	8	80
302085000623	89	Plains High School	Public	9-12	412 Rittenour	Plains	59859	Sanders County	Plains K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 826-8600	138	9	14.7		123 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$14,171							29.3	12.9	91	2
300480000118	90	Bridger High School	Public	9-12	429 West Park Avenue	Bridger	59014	Carbon County	Bridger K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 662-3533	56	8	6.8		48 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	$22,233							28.6	57.8	12	78

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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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