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)
300203000015	111	Anaconda Senior High School	Public	9-12	515 Main Street	Anaconda	59711	Deer Lodge County	Anaconda High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 563-6361	281	23	12.2		262 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	$17,086							8.4	16.7	87	24
300450000104	112	Box Elder High School	Public	9-12	205 Main Street	Box Elder	59521	Hill County	Box Elder High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 352-4195	108	12	9.2		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,865							8.1	7.3	101	11
300786000225	113	Culbertson High School	Public	9-12	423 1st Avenue West	Culbertson	59218	Roosevelt County	Culbertson High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 787-6241	94	7	12.7		52 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.4%)	$19,259							7.6	11	97	16
302862000799	114	Wolf Point High School	Public	9-12	213 6th Avenue South	Wolf Point	59201	Roosevelt County	Wolf Point High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 653-1200	225	18	12.7		25 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.6%)	$17,721							7.2	4.9	105	9
301334000397	115	Hardin High School	Public	9-12	702 N Terry Avenue	Hardin	59034	Big Horn County	Hardin High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 665-6300	512	33	15.6		65 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	382 (74.6%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.5%)	$15,100							6.4	4.6	106	9
300828000238	116	Darby High School	Public	9-12	209 School Drive	Darby	59829	Ravalli County	Darby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 821-3252	107	9	11.6		94 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$15,420							6.1	23.9	78	38
300519000136	117	Browning High School	Public	9-12	105 Highway 89	Browning	59417	Glacier County	Browning High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 338-2745	563	38	15		5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	546 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$16,158							4.5	2.5	109	8
302891101086	118	Rocky Boy High School	Public	9-12	81 Mission Taylor Road	Box Elder	59521	Hill County	Rocky Boy High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 395-4270	148	9	16.8		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$18,120							4.2	5.2	104	14
301366000413	119	Hays-Lodge Pole High School	Public	9-12	197 School Road	Hays	59527	Blaine County	Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schls	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 673-3120	84	5	16.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,955							3.6	2.6	108	11
302127000638	120	Poplar High School	Public	9-12	400 4th Avenue West	Poplar	59255	Roosevelt County	Poplar High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 768-6830	276	20	13.5		1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	272 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$16,490							2.9	2.7	107	13

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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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