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)
301119000304	61	Forsyth High School	Public	9-12	917 Park	Forsyth	59327	Rosebud County	Forsyth High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 346-2796	99	10	9.4		82 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	11 (11.1%)	$19,959							44.6	22.5	79	18
301359000411	62	Havre High School	Public	9-12	900 18th Street	Havre	59501	Hill County	Havre High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 265-6731	531	31	16.9		379 (71.4%)	5 (0.9%)	22 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	90 (16.9%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.5%)	$13,352							44.1	34.5	49	13
300065501126	63	East Helena High School	Public	9-12	2760 Valley Drive	East Helena	59635	Lewis and Clark County	East Helena K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 227-7700	580	32	18.2		505 (87.1%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.6%)	$10,380							43.4	35	48	15
301623000501	64	Laurel High School	Public	9-12	203 East 8th Street	Laurel	59044	Yellowstone County	Laurel High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 628-7911	619	40	15.4		567 (91.6%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	$11,606							43.4	25.6	74	10
300390000871	65	Skyview High School	Public	9-12	1775 High Sierra Blvd	Billings	59105	Yellowstone County	Billings High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-5200	1,602	84	19.1		1,201 (75.0%)	21 (1.3%)	131 (8.2%)	8 (0.5%)	112 (7.0%)	4 (0.2%)	125 (7.8%)	$10,842							42.4	32.5	57	8
302433000704	66	Simms High School	Public	9-12	123 Walker Street	Simms	59477	Cascade County	Simms High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 264-5110	101	10	10.4		89 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.9%)	$20,815							42.2	24.3	76	10
301542000470	67	Flathead High School	Public	9-12	644 4th Avenue West	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Flathead High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 751-3500	1,626	117	13.9		1,479 (91.0%)	6 (0.4%)	69 (4.2%)	11 (0.7%)	13 (0.8%)	8 (0.5%)	40 (2.5%)	$11,089							41.8	37.6	43	24
301110000301	68	Florence-Carlton High School	Public	9-12	5602 Old Highway 93	Florence	59833	Ravalli County	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 273-6301	258	19	13.2		229 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$12,970							41.3	34.3	51	17
300611000175	69	St Ignatius High School	Public	9-12	76 3rd Avenue	St Ignatius	59865	Lake County	St Ignatius K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 745-3811	141	13	10.5		43 (30.5%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	$17,266							41.1	19.9	83	14
302838000790	70	Winifred High School	Public	9-12	507 Main Street	Winifred	59489	Fergus County	Winifred K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 462-5420	44	5	8.2		39 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	2 (4.5%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	$14,158							41.1	40.5	38	32

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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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection