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)
300459001128	21	Gallatin High School	Public	9-12	4450 Annie Street	Bozeman	59718	Gallatin County	Bozeman High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 522-4600	1,351	80	16.7		1,164 (86.2%)	9 (0.7%)	95 (7.0%)	29 (2.1%)	16 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	35 (2.6%)	$12,150							69.7	62.8	11	10
300309000041	22	Beaverhead County High School	Public	9-12	104 North Pacific Street	Dillon	59725	Beaverhead County	Beaverhead County High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 683-2361	339	21	16.4		297 (87.6%)	3 (0.9%)	28 (8.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,482							68	40.4	39	17
302673000753	23	Twin Bridges High School	Public	9-12	216 West 6th St	Twin Bridges	59754	Madison County	Twin Bridges K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 684-5657	63	8	8		59 (93.7%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$18,589							66.9	76	7	16
301188000323	24	Garfield County District High School	Public	9-12	324 Marguerite St	Jordan	59337	Garfield County	Garfield County High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 557-2259	55	7	7.8		53 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,555							66.3			(n/a)
301542000358	25	Glacier High School	Public	9-12	375 Wolfpack Way	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Flathead High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 758-8600	1,475	79	18.6		1,314 (89.1%)	11 (0.7%)	64 (4.3%)	10 (0.7%)	18 (1.2%)	5 (0.3%)	53 (3.6%)	$11,231							64.5	40.9	35	10
301407000437	26	Highwood High School	Public	9-12	160 West Street South	Highwood	59450	Chouteau County	Highwood K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 733-2081	39	3	13.4		37 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	$17,016							63.1	79.6	4	22
301854000564	27	Sentinel High School	Public	9-12	901 South Avenue West	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 728-2403	1,378	84	16.3		1,195 (86.7%)	24 (1.7%)	49 (3.6%)	22 (1.6%)	80 (5.8%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	$11,660							62.5	52.6	17	10
300492000122	28	Broadview High School	Public	9-12	13935 1st Street	Broadview	59015	Yellowstone County	Broadview High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 667-2337	56	6	9.7		52 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	$17,612							62.3	90.7	1	27
300384000058	29	Bigfork High School	Public	9-12	600 Commerce St	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Bigfork High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-7420	354	22	15.8		318 (89.8%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,083							62	43.5	31	2
301512000461	30	Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	312 South Main	Boulder	59632	Jefferson County	Jefferson High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 225-3317	284	19	15.1		263 (92.6%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$14,806							61.2	38.6	41	11

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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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