Top 10 Best Public Preschools in Montana (2024)

The top ranked public preschools in Montana are listed below (2024).
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 preschools in Montana are Lustre School, Morning Star School and Anderson School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public preschools are Clancy, Manhattan and Bozeman.

Top Ranked Public Preschools in Montana (2024)

School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Lustre School
Math: 60-79% | Reading: 80-89%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-8
282 Lustre Road
Frazer, MT 59225
(406) 392-5725
Rank: #22.
Morning Star School
Math: 76% | Reading: 79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 76% (Top 1%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
830 Arnold St
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6500
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Anderson School
Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
10040 Cottonwood Road
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 587-1305
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Highwood School
Math: 60-79% | Reading: ≥80%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥80% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
160 West Street South
Highwood, MT 59450
(406) 733-2081
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Longfellow School
Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
516 S Tracy
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6150
Rank: #66.
Hawthorne School
Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
405 E Mendenhall
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6700
Rank: #77.
Jefferson School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
1023 Broadway
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 324-2060
Rank: #88.
Lamotte School
Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
841 Bear Canyon Road
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 586-2838
Rank: #99.
Rattlesnake Elementary School
Math: 67% | Reading: 75%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 67% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1220 Pineview Drive
Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 542-4050
Rank: #1010.
Meadow Lark School
Math: 67% | Reading: 72%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 67% (Top 5%)
Reading: 72% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
2204 Fox Farm Road
Great Falls, MT 59403
(406) 268-7300
Rank: #1111.
Amsterdam School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
6360 Camp Creek Road
Manhattan, MT 59741
(406) 282-7216
Rank: #1212.
Gardiner School
Math: 50-59% | Reading: 70-79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 50-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
510 Stone Street
Gardiner, MT 59030
(406) 848-7563
Rank: #13 - 1613. - 16.
Deer Park School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
2105 Middle Road
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
(406) 892-5388
Rank: #13 - 1613. - 16.
Fort Benton School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
1406 Franklin
Fort Benton, MT 59442
(406) 622-3761
Rank: #13 - 1613. - 16.
Power School
Math: 70-79% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
402 Teton Ave
Power, MT 59468
(406) 463-2251
Rank: #13 - 1613. - 16.
Ridge View Elementary School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-4
117 Green Belt Drive
Belgrade, MT 59714
(406) 388-4534
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Fairfield Elementary School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
13 7th Street
Fairfield, MT 59436
(406) 467-2425
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Gallatin Gateway School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
100 Mill Street
Gallatin Gateway, MT 59730
(406) 763-4415
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Jeannette Rankin Elementary School
Math: 62% | Reading: 67%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 62% (Top 10%)
Reading: 67% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
5150 Bigfork Rd.
Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 542-4010
Rank: #2020.
Emily Dickinson School
Math: 60% | Reading: 69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60% (Top 10%)
Reading: 69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
2435 Annie Street
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6650
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Chester-joplin-inverness School
Math: 60-69% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
101 School Street
Chester, MT 59522
(406) 759-5477
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Creston School
Math: 60-69% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
4495 Montana 35
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 755-2859
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
West Glacier School
Math: 60-69% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
160 Old Bridge Road
West Glacier, MT 59936
(406) 888-5312
Rank: #2424.
Arrowhead School
Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
2510 38th Street West
Billings, MT 59101
(406) 281-6201
Rank: #2525.
Riverview School
Math: 56% | Reading: 68%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 56% (Top 10%)
Reading: 68% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
100 Smelter Avenue
Great Falls, MT 59403
(406) 268-7015
Rank: #2626.
Edgerton School
Math: 61% | Reading: 66%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 61% (Top 10%)
Reading: 66% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
1400 Whitefish Stage
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 751-4040
Rank: #2727.
Greenfield School
Math: ≥50% | Reading: 60-79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: ≥50% (Top 20%)
Reading: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
590 Hwy 431
Fairfield, MT 59436
(406) 467-2433
Rank: #2828.
Belt School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
1 Church Street
Belt, MT 59412
(406) 277-3351
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Montana City School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 50-54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
11 Mcclellan Creek Road
Clancy, MT 59634
(406) 442-6779
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Paxson School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 50-54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
101 Evans
Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 542-4055
Rank: #31 - 3531. - 35.
Augusta Elementary School
Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 50-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
410 Broadway
Augusta, MT 59410
(406) 562-3384
Rank: #31 - 3531. - 35.
Charlo Elementary School
Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 50-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
404 1st Ave West
Charlo, MT 59824
(406) 644-2206
Rank: #31 - 3531. - 35.
Drummond School
Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 50-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
108 W Edwards
Drummond, MT 59832
(406) 288-3283
Rank: #31 - 3531. - 35.
Lone Rock School
Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 50-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
1112 Three Mile Creek Rd
Stevensville, MT 59870
(406) 777-3314
Rank: #31 - 3531. - 35.
Twin Bridges School
Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 50-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-4
216 West 6th St
Twin Bridges, MT 59754
(406) 684-5613
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