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)
301878000990	51	Montana City Middle School	Public	6-8	11 McClellan Creek Road	Clancy	59634	Jefferson County	Montana City Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 442-6779	183	11	16.5		170 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$11,745							70.4	83.8	25	26
300387001118	52	Ben Steele Middle School	Public	6-8	5640 Grand Avenue	Billings	59106	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 601-1600	747	44	17.1		630 (84.3%)	5 (0.7%)	33 (4.4%)	10 (1.3%)	23 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.0%)	$11,075							69.4	58.6	78	26
301534000979	53	Jordan 7-8	Public	7-8	324 Marguerite St	Jordan	59337	Garfield County	Jordan Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 557-2259	27	2	14.8		27 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,255							68.8	76.4	42	11
301857000575	54	Meadow Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	4210 Reserve	Missoula	59803	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4045	472	30	15.6		401 (85.0%)	9 (1.9%)	22 (4.7%)	11 (2.3%)	23 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	$13,888							68.7	68.9	57	3
300679001005	55	Redwater 7-8	Public	7-8	1105 F Avenue	Circle	59215	McCone County	Circle Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 485-2140	36	3	13.7		35 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,364							67	53.3	98	43
300382000966	56	Bigfork 7-8	Public	7-8	600 Commerce St	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Bigfork Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-7412	149	9	16.8		126 (84.6%)	2 (1.3%)	15 (10.1%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$9,613							66.6	76.7	40	16
302802001078	57	Wibaux 7-8	Public	7-8	121 F Street North	Wibaux	59353	Wibaux County	Wibaux K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 796-2474	27	3	8		23 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	$25,967							66.5	25.1	153	96
300264001047	58	Bainville 7-8	Public	7-8	409 Tubman	Bainville	59212	Roosevelt County	Bainville K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 769-2321	27	3	10.1		26 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,992							66.1	57.8	82	24
301758000544	59	Malta 6-7-8	Public	6-8	1 High School Lane	Malta	59538	Phillips County	Malta K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 654-2225	117	9	13.6		85 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.0%)	$12,570							65.9	67	60	1
300546001079	60	Canyon Creek 6-8	Public	6-8	3139 Duck Creek Road	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Canyon Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 656-4471	46	5	9.9		37 (80.4%)	1 (2.2%)	4 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.7%)	$17,487							65.1	60.8	74	14

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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education