The top ranked public schools in Montana are listed below (2023).
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Montana is 35%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 47%.
The top ranked public schools in Montana are Anderson 7-8 Middle School, Lustre School and Morning Star School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public schools are Clancy, Manhattan and Bozeman.
Top Ranked Public Schools in Montana (2023)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Anderson 7-8 Middle School
Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 80-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: 7-8
10040 Cottonwood Road
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 587-1305
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 587-1305
Rank: #22.
Lustre School
Math: 60-79% | Reading: 80-89%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-8
282 Lustre Road
Frazer, MT 59225
(406) 392-5725
Frazer, MT 59225
(406) 392-5725
Rank: #33.
Morning Star School
Math: 76% | Reading: 79%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 76% (Top 1%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
830 Arnold St
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6500
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6500
Rank: #4 - 74. - 7.
Anderson School
Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
10040 Cottonwood Road
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 587-1305
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 587-1305
Rank: #4 - 74. - 7.
Harrison 7-8 Middle School
Math: 60-79% | Reading: ≥80%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥80% (Top 1%)
Grades: 7-8
120 Harrison St
Harrison, MT 59735
(406) 685-3428
Harrison, MT 59735
(406) 685-3428
Rank: #4 - 74. - 7.
Highwood School
Math: 60-79% | Reading: ≥80%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥80% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
160 West Street South
Highwood, MT 59450
(406) 733-2081
Highwood, MT 59450
(406) 733-2081
Rank: #4 - 74. - 7.
Longfellow School
Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
516 S Tracy
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6150
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6150
Rank: #88.
Hawthorne School
Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
405 E Mendenhall
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6700
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6700
Rank: #99.
Jefferson School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
1023 Broadway
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 324-2060
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 324-2060
Rank: #1010.
Belt 7-8 Middle School
Math: 60-69% | Reading: 80-89%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: 7-8
1 Church Street
Belt, MT 59412
(406) 277-3351
Belt, MT 59412
(406) 277-3351
Rank: #11 - 1511. - 15.
Broadview 7-8 Middle School
Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-79%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-8
13935 1st Street
Broadview, MT 59015
(406) 667-2337
Broadview, MT 59015
(406) 667-2337
Rank: #11 - 1511. - 15.
Lamotte 6-8
Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-79%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
841 Bear Canyon Road
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 586-2838
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 586-2838
Rank: #11 - 1511. - 15.
Lamotte School
Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-79%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
841 Bear Canyon Road
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 586-2838
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 586-2838
Rank: #11 - 1511. - 15.
Lone Peak High School
Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-79%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
45465 Gallatin Rd-30, Miles S.
Big Sky, MT 59716
(406) 995-4281
Big Sky, MT 59716
(406) 995-4281
Rank: #11 - 1511. - 15.
Winifred 6-8
Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-79%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
507 Main Street
Winifred, MT 59489
(406) 462-5349
Winifred, MT 59489
(406) 462-5349
Rank: #1616.
Rattlesnake Elementary School
Math: 67% | Reading: 75%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 67% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1220 Pineview Drive
Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 542-4050
Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 542-4050
Rank: #1717.
Meadow Lark School
Math: 67% | Reading: 72%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 67% (Top 5%)
Reading: 72% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
2204 Fox Farm Road
Great Falls, MT 59403
(406) 268-7300
Great Falls, MT 59403
(406) 268-7300
Rank: #1818.
Amsterdam School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
6360 Camp Creek Road
Manhattan, MT 59741
(406) 282-7216
Manhattan, MT 59741
(406) 282-7216
Rank: #1919.
Monforton School
Math: 61% | Reading: 71%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 61% (Top 10%)
Reading: 71% (Top 5%)
Grades: 3-5
6001 Monforton School Rd
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 586-1557
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 586-1557
Rank: #20 - 2220. - 22.
Deer Park 7-8 Middle School
Math: 50-59% | Reading: 70-79%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 50-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-8
2105 Middle Road
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
(406) 892-5388
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
(406) 892-5388
Rank: #20 - 2220. - 22.
Fort Benton 7-8 Middle School
Math: 50-59% | Reading: 70-79%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 50-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-8
1820 Washington
Fort Benton, MT 59442
(406) 622-3213
Fort Benton, MT 59442
(406) 622-3213
Rank: #20 - 2220. - 22.
Gardiner School
Math: 50-59% | Reading: 70-79%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 50-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
510 Stone Street
Gardiner, MT 59030
(406) 848-7563
Gardiner, MT 59030
(406) 848-7563
Rank: #23 - 2723. - 27.
Deer Park School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
2105 Middle Road
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
(406) 892-5388
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
(406) 892-5388
Rank: #23 - 2723. - 27.
Fort Benton School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
1406 Franklin
Fort Benton, MT 59442
(406) 622-3761
Fort Benton, MT 59442
(406) 622-3761
Rank: #23 - 2723. - 27.
Monforton 6-8
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
6001 Monforton School Rd
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 586-1557
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 586-1557
Rank: #23 - 2723. - 27.
Power School
Math: 70-79% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 70-79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
402 Teton Ave
Power, MT 59468
(406) 463-2251
Power, MT 59468
(406) 463-2251
Rank: #23 - 2723. - 27.
Ridge View Elementary School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-4
117 Green Belt Drive
Belgrade, MT 59714
(406) 388-4534
Belgrade, MT 59714
(406) 388-4534
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Fairfield Elementary School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
13 7th Street
Fairfield, MT 59436
(406) 467-2425
Fairfield, MT 59436
(406) 467-2425
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Gallatin Gateway School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
100 Mill Street
Gallatin Gateway, MT 59730
(406) 763-4415
Gallatin Gateway, MT 59730
(406) 763-4415
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Jeannette Rankin Elementary School
Math: 62% | Reading: 67%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 62% (Top 10%)
Reading: 67% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
2625 Briggs Street
Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 542-4010
Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 542-4010
Rank: #3131.
Emily Dickinson School
Math: 60% | Reading: 69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60% (Top 10%)
Reading: 69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
2435 Annie Street
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6650
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6650
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Chester-joplin-inverness School
Math: 60-69% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
101 School Street
Chester, MT 59522
(406) 759-5477
Chester, MT 59522
(406) 759-5477
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Creston School
Math: 60-69% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
4495 Montana 35
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 755-2859
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 755-2859
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Redwater School
Math: 60-69% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: 4-6
1105 F Avenue
Circle, MT 59215
(406) 485-2140
Circle, MT 59215
(406) 485-2140
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Shields Valley 7-8 Middle School
Math: 60-69% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: 7-8
405 1st Street East
Clyde Park, MT 59018
(406) 686-4621
Clyde Park, MT 59018
(406) 686-4621
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