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)
302352001040	41	Savage 7-8	Public	7-8	368 Mesa South	Savage	59262	Richland County	Savage Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 776-2317	24	2	13.7		21 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$4,250							73.8	84.4	23	18
300918000984	42	Drummond 7-8	Public	7-8	108 W Edwards	Drummond	59832	Granite County	Drummond Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 288-3283	27	2	11		24 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	$10,290							73.2	61.8	70	28
300984000293	43	Elysian Middle School	Public	6-8	6416 Elysian Road	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Elysian Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 656-4101	144	9	16		115 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	1 (0.7%)	13 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	$10,791							72.8	86.5	20	23
300171001063	44	Absarokee 6-8	Public	6-8	327 S Woodard Ave	Absarokee	59001	Stillwater County	Absarokee Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 328-4583	43	5	8.9		40 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	$18,887							72.6	45	118	74
301304000883	45	North Middle School	Public	7-8	2601 8th Street NE	Great Falls	59404	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 268-6525	724	52	13.9		559 (77.2%)	6 (0.8%)	46 (6.4%)	9 (1.2%)	39 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.0%)	$13,151							72.4	80.1	33	12
300687001016	46	Clinton 7-8	Public	7-8	20397E Mullan Rd	Clinton	59825	Missoula County	Clinton Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 825-3113	30	4	8.3		27 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	1 (3.3%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,443							72.1	81.9	29	17
300489001082	47	Broadview 7-8	Public	7-8	13935 1st Street	Broadview	59015	Yellowstone County	Broadview Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 667-2337	21	2	12.2		20 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,702							71.4	85.2	22	25
300599000963	48	Cayuse Prairie 7-8	Public	7-8	897 Lake Blaine Road	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Cayuse Prairie Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 756-4560	62	3	19.6		58 (93.5%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	$11,946							71.4	74.6	48
300065400135	49	Ophir 7-8	Public	6-8	45465 Gallatin Rd-30	Gallatin Gateway	59730	Gallatin County	Big Sky School K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 995-4281	98	8	11.9		88 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$13,579							71.4	73.6	50	1
301155001048	50	Froid 7-8	Public	7-8	408 1st Street S	Froid	59226	Roosevelt County	Froid Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 766-2342	19	2	9.2		16 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	$15,347							70.7	90.4	12	38

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide