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)
302420000897	71	Sidney Middle School	Public	6-8	415 South Central Ave	Sidney	59270	Richland County	Sidney Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 433-4050	284	21	13.6		245 (86.3%)	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$12,389							58.9	56.4	88	17
301649000510	72	Lewistown 7-8	Public	7-8	914 West Main	Lewistown	59457	Fergus County	Lewistown Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 535-5419	197	16	12.3		171 (86.8%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	3 (1.5%)	6 (3.0%)	$12,850							57.9	54.2	95	23
302595001036	73	Terry Middle School	Public	7-8	215 East Park	Terry	59349	Prairie County	Terry K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 635-5533	32	2	17.9		28 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	$13,515							56.8	62.4	66	7
301014001066	74	Fairfield 7-8	Public	7-8	13 7th Street	Fairfield	59436	Teton County	Fairfield Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 467-2425	35	6	5.9		32 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	$14,628							56.7	50.2	107	33
301116000302	75	Forsyth 7-8	Public	7-8	917 Park	Forsyth	59327	Rosebud County	Forsyth Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 346-2796	53	5	10.7		49 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)	$14,306							56.6	51.4	104	29
300719001060	76	Columbus Middle School	Public	6-8	415 N 3rd St	Columbus	59019	Stillwater County	Columbus Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 322-5375	165	12	14.2		149 (90.3%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.8%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$13,597							56.6	62.8	63	13
300891000256	77	Dillon Middle School	Public	6-8	22 N Cottom	Dillon	59725	Beaverhead County	Dillon Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 683-2368	257	16	16.4		223 (86.8%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	$11,393							56.1	76.9	38	39
300009800998	78	Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8	Public	7-8	101 School Street	Chester	59522	Liberty County	Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 759-5108	38	5	7.8		33 (86.8%)	1 (2.6%)	3 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	$13,643							56.1	51.1	105	27
300498000935	79	Townsend 7-8	Public	7-8	201 N Spruce	Townsend	59644	Broadwater County	Townsend K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 441-3431	122	8	15.2		107 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$9,681							56	78.7	34	45
302367000949	80	Scobey 7-8	Public	7-8	205 2nd Avenue East	Scobey	59263	Daniels County	Scobey K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 487-2202	45	2	20.9		39 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	$14,423							55.8	61.6	72	8

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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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