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)
301304000882	111	East Middle School	Public	7-8	4040 Central Avenue	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-6500	788	56	14		527 (66.9%)	12 (1.5%)	65 (8.2%)	11 (1.4%)	77 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (12.1%)	$13,093							43.9	52.3	102	9
302187001062	112	Rapelje 7-8	Public	7-8	714 Main Street	Rapelje	59067	Stillwater County	Rapelje Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 663-2215	8	2	4.7		7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,811							43			(n/a)
301688001021	113	Sleeping Giant Middle School	Public	6-8	301 View Vista Dr	Livingston	59047	Park County	Livingston Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 222-3292	310	32	9.8		279 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	$13,143							42.6	42.4	124	11
301380000964	114	Helena Flats 7-8	Public	7-8	1000 Helena Flats Road	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Helena Flats Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 257-2301	51	4	14.5		49 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$10,010							42.6	44.9	119	5
300387000870	115	Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	1315 Lewis Avenue	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-5900	667	46	14.4		484 (72.6%)	5 (0.7%)	56 (8.4%)	5 (0.7%)	57 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (8.5%)	$11,750							42	41	127	12
302781000776	116	Whitehall 6-8	Public	6-8	401 N Division	Whitehall	59759	Jefferson County	Whitehall Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 287-3882	126	8	15.6		116 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,803							41.5	35.5	134	18
301092000967	117	Evergreen Junior High	Public	5-8	20 West Evergreen Drive	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Evergreen Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 751-1131	291	25	11.6		257 (88.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.6%)	$15,378							41.2	42.4	123	6
302004001059	118	Park City 7-8	Public	7-8	10 2nd Ave SW	Park City	59063	Stillwater County	Park City Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 633-2350	50	5	10.1		46 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)	$14,401							40.7	12.2	171	53
300828001038	119	Darby 7-8	Public	7-8	209 School Drive	Darby	59829	Ravalli County	Darby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 821-3252	50	6	9		46 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$17,598							40.5	39.1	129	10
300480000936	120	Bridger 7-8	Public	7-8	106 North 4th Street	Bridger	59014	Carbon County	Bridger K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 662-3588	25	2	10.4		21 (84.0%)	1 (4.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	$27,364							39.4	52.8	101	19

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide