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)
300708000194	91	Colstrip High School	Public	9-12	5000 Pine Butte Drive	Colstrip	59323	Rosebud County	Colstrip High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 748-4699	151	19	7.9		79 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.9%)	2 (1.3%)	47 (31.1%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (6.6%)	$34,294							28.1	12.4	93	2
300486000119	92	Powder River County District High	Public	9-12	500 N Trautman	Broadus	59317	Powder River County	Powder River County District High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 436-2658	74	9	8.3		67 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.4%)	$27,535							26.6	47.5	22	70
300741000215	93	Corvallis High School	Public	9-12	1045 Main	Corvallis	59828	Ravalli County	Corvallis K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 961-3201	480	31	15.6		399 (83.1%)	3 (0.6%)	45 (9.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.6%)	$10,737							26.4	34	53	40
302007000610	94	Park City High School	Public	9-12	10 2nd Avenue SW	Park City	59063	Stillwater County	Park City High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 633-2350	102	9	11.3		90 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$15,655							26.2	24.2	77	17
301854000563	95	Seeley-Swan High School	Public	9-12	456 Airport Road	Seeley Lake	59868	Missoula County	Missoula High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 677-2224	98	10	9.9		84 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,489							25.8	11.6	94	1
301526000464	96	Joliet High School	Public	9-12	300 N Park St	Joliet	59041	Carbon County	Joliet High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 962-3541	139	11	13.2		131 (94.2%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,231							25	25.3	75	21
300627000182	97	Chinook High School	Public	9-12	528 Ohio	Chinook	59523	Blaine County	Chinook High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 357-2236	114	10	11.8		94 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.1%)	1 (0.9%)	12 (10.5%)	$19,307							24.9	31.2	61	36
302763000769	98	West Yellowstone High School	Public	9-12	411 N Geyser	West Yellowstone	59758	Gallatin County	West Yellowstone K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 646-7617	81	6	13.4		53 (65.4%)	1 (1.2%)	21 (25.9%)	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	$15,500							22.6	9.9	98
301758000546	99	Malta High School	Public	9-12	1 High School Lane	Malta	59538	Phillips County	Malta K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 654-2002	143	12	11.7		109 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	$12,570							22.4	17.8	85	14
302145000641	100	Powell County High School	Public	9-12	709 Missouri Avenue	Deer Lodge	59722	Powell County	Powell County High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 846-2757	186	17	11.1		168 (90.3%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.3%)	$18,130							22.3	42.2	33	67

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide