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)
302673001002	31	Twin Bridges Middle School	Public	5-8	216 West 6th St	Twin Bridges	59754	Madison County	Twin Bridges K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 684-5613	60	4	13.5		55 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	$13,865							77.9	66	61	30
300733000209	32	Utterback 7-8	Public	7-8	24 2nd Avenue Southwest	Conrad	59425	Pondera County	Conrad Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 278-3227	69	6	11.9		61 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	$15,213							77.9	78.7	35	3
302067000166	33	Pine Creek 6-8	Public	6-8	2575 East River Rd	Livingston	59047	Park County	Pine Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 222-0059	10	1	8.9		8 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,368							77.5	99.4	2	31
302757000970	34	West Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	2290 Farm To Market Road	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	West Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 755-7239	338	23	15		305 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.6%)	$7,967							77.3	76.6	41	7
301557000130	35	Kila 7-8	Public	7-8	395 Kila Road	Kila	59920	Flathead County	Kila Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 257-2428	44	3	13.3		42 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,394							77.2	89.2	14	21
300000500886	36	C R Anderson Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Knight St	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 324-2800	1,067	61	17.3		928 (87.0%)	8 (0.7%)	55 (5.2%)	7 (0.7%)	23 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.1%)	$12,077							76.4	70.3	56	20
300000500885	37	Helena Middle School	Public	6-8	1025 North Rodney	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 324-1000	691	43	16		582 (84.2%)	6 (0.9%)	46 (6.7%)	8 (1.2%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	$13,235							75.1	51.8	103	66
301545000086	38	Kalispell Middle School	Public	6-8	205 NW Lane	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Kalispell Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 751-3800	1,045	72	14.4		895 (85.6%)	8 (0.8%)	57 (5.5%)	10 (1.0%)	17 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (5.3%)	$11,367							74.9	70.9	55	17
300870000960	39	Deer Park 6-8	Public	6-8	2105 Middle Road	Columbia Falls	59912	Flathead County	Deer Park Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 892-5388	63	4	14.4		60 (95.2%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,842							74.6	87.9	17	22
301520000910	40	Joliet Middle School	Public	6-8	300 N Park St	Joliet	59041	Carbon County	Joliet Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 962-3541	95	7	13.1		86 (90.5%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	$10,913							74.4	61.6	71	31

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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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