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)
300633000184	11	Choteau High School	Public	9-12	204 7th Ave NW	Choteau	59422	Teton County	Choteau High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 466-5303	103	10	10.5		89 (86.4%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	$19,589							78.4	48.2	21	10
301126000307	12	Fort Benton High School	Public	9-12	1820 Washington	Fort Benton	59442	Chouteau County	Fort Benton High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 622-3213	107	6	16.8		92 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)	$20,404							77.2	30.4	66	54
301653000518	13	Libby High School	Public	9-12	150 Education Way	Libby	59923	Lincoln County	Libby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 293-8802	356	20	17.7		297 (83.4%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.3%)	8 (2.2%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	$13,018							76.4	18.8	84	71
300010100179	14	Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School	Public	9-12	101 School Street	Chester	59522	Liberty County	Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 759-5108	65	7	9.8		57 (87.7%)	2 (3.1%)	2 (3.1%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	$21,049							74.8			(n/a)
300009700679	15	North Star High School	Public	9-12	105 3rd Ave NE	Rudyard	59540	Hill County	North Star High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 355-4481	53	6	8.2		43 (81.1%)	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.5%)	$26,337							74.3	50.6	19	4
301443000446	16	Hobson High School	Public	9-12	108 6th Street E	Hobson	59452	Judith Basin County	Hobson K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 423-5483	41	4	9.4		40 (97.6%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,787							73			(n/a)
301383000429	17	Capital High School	Public	9-12	100 Valley Drive	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 324-2500	1,427	89	16.1		1,249 (87.5%)	13 (0.9%)	71 (5.0%)	11 (0.8%)	34 (2.4%)	2 (0.1%)	47 (3.3%)	$12,603							72.5	46.4	24	7
301854000562	18	Hellgate High School	Public	9-12	925 Gerald Ave	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 728-2402	1,304	93	14		1,105 (84.7%)	22 (1.7%)	51 (3.9%)	36 (2.8%)	73 (5.6%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.2%)	$11,402							72.1	48.8	20	2
302877000803	19	White Sulphur Springs High School	Public	9-12	405 Central Avenue South	White Sulphur Springs	59645	Meagher County	White Sulphur Spgs K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 547-3351	56	6	9.4		48 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.9%)	$21,211							70.5	36.5	46	27
302784000778	20	Whitehall High School	Public	9-12	1 W Yellowstone	Whitehall	59759	Jefferson County	Whitehall High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 287-3862	144	8	17.7		132 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	$13,230							70	15.1	89	69

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds