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)
300387001115	161	Medicine Crow Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Barrett Road	Billings	59105	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-8600	518	35	14.7		348 (67.2%)	6 (1.2%)	49 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.5%)	$12,569							16.8	24.2	155	6
302499000716	162	Stanford 7-8	Public	7-8	104 4th Avenue South	Stanford	59479	Judith Basin County	Stanford K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 566-2265	22	3	7.5		22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,146							15.6	16	163	1
301165000938	163	Fromberg Middle School	Public	6-8	319 School Street	Fromberg	59029	Carbon County	Fromberg K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 668-7315	20	3	7		17 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	$27,114							15.5	27.3	147	16
302706001033	164	Valier 7-8	Public	7-8	723 4th Street	Valier	59486	Pondera County	Valier Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 279-3314	24	1	16.4		15 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	$15,773							14.6	24.5	154	10
302237000953	165	Richey 7-8	Public	7-8	202 Royal Avenue	Richey	59259	Dawson County	Richey Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 773-5680	10	3	3.5		9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,484							14.5	32	138	27
300000801051	166	Ashland 7-8	Public	7-8	8 Old Mission Road	Ashland	59003	Rosebud County	Ashland Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 784-2568	17	3	6.8		2 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	$28,375							12.6			(n/a)
300222000900	167	Arlee 7-8	Public	7-8	72220 Fyant Street	Arlee	59821	Lake County	Arlee Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 726-3216	64	6	10		18 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.1%)	$21,171							10.4	7.6	176	9
300387000903	168	Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 Madison Avenue	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 281-6000	492	41	12		285 (57.9%)	10 (2.0%)	79 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (15.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.7%)	$13,736							9.9	16.2	162	6
302877001006	169	White Sulphur Springs 7-8	Public	7-8	405 Central Avenue South	White Sulphur Springs	59645	Meagher County	White Sulphur Spgs K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 547-3351	38	4	8.5		36 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	$20,159							9.7	23.9	156	13
301331000394	170	Hardin Middle School	Public	6-8	611 W 5th Street	Hardin	59034	Big Horn County	Hardin Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 665-6300	404	32	12.6		46 (11.4%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	304 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	$14,849							8.7	6.9	177	7

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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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