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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Montana

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Montana, drawn from 349 qualifying public schools. Jefferson School leads the list at 82.0%, against a median of 47.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

349

Montana

Top % Proficient (Reading)

82.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

47.0%

BEST IN READING · MONTANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Jefferson School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	Elementary	245	82.0%
2	Bozeman High School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman H S	High	1,279	81.0%
3	Morning Star School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Elementary	482	79.0%
4	Anderson School	Bozeman, MT	Anderson Elem	Elementary	172	77.0%
5	Longfellow School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Elementary	289	77.0%
6	Rattlesnake Elementary School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Elementary	393	75.0%
7	Amsterdam School	Manhattan, MT	Amsterdam Elem	Elementary	149	72.0%
8	Bigfork 6-8	Bigfork, MT	Bigfork Elem	Middle	236	72.0%
9	Hawthorne School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Elementary	348	72.0%
10	Meadow Lark School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	527	72.0%
11	Manhattan H S	Manhattan, MT	Manhattan High School	High	241	72.0%
12	Monforton School	Bozeman, MT	Monforton Elem	Elementary	254	71.0%
13	Lone Peak High School	Gallatin Gateway, MT	Big Sky School K-12	High	117	69.5%
14	Fairfield High School	Fairfield, MT	Fairfield H S	High	107	69.5%
15	Fort Benton High School	Fort Benton, MT	Fort Benton H S	High	112	69.5%
16	Emily Dickinson School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Elementary	531	69.0%
17	Riverview School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	445	68.0%
18	Ridge View Elementary	Belgrade, MT	Belgrade Elem	Elementary	438	67.0%
19	Arrowhead School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	434	67.0%
20	Sacajawea Middle School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Middle	807	67.0%
21	Deer Park School	Columbia Falls, MT	Deer Park Elem	Elementary	120	67.0%
22	Fairfield Elementary School	Fairfield, MT	Fairfield Elem	Elementary	173	67.0%
23	Fort Benton School	Fort Benton, MT	Fort Benton Elem	Elementary	162	67.0%
24	Gallatin Gateway School	Gallatin Gateway, MT	Gallatin Gateway Elem	Elementary	103	67.0%
25	Jeannette Rankin El	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Elementary	457	67.0%
26	Paxson School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Elementary	415	67.0%
27	Monforton 6-8	Bozeman, MT	Monforton Elem	Middle	242	67.0%
28	Montana City School	Clancy, MT	Montana City Elem	Elementary	313	67.0%
29	Montana City Middle Schl	Clancy, MT	Montana City Elem	Middle	158	67.0%
30	Dillon Middle School	Dillon, MT	Dillon Elem	Middle	259	66.0%
31	Edgerton School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	Elementary	509	66.0%
32	Lewis & Clark School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Elementary	429	65.0%
33	Chester-Joplin-Inverness Schl	Chester, MT	Chester-Joplin-Inverness El	Elementary	124	64.5%
34	Baker High School	Baker, MT	Baker K-12 Schools	High	133	64.5%
35	Broadwater High School	Townsend, MT	Townsend K-12 Schools	High	196	64.5%
36	Fair-Mont-Egan School	Kalispell, MT	Fair-Mont-Egan Elem	Elementary	115	64.5%
37	Lone Rock School	Stevensville, MT	Lone Rock Elem	Elementary	203	64.5%
38	Three Forks High School	Three Forks, MT	Three Forks H S	High	251	64.5%
39	Chief Joseph Middle School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Middle	751	64.0%
40	Meadowlark Elementary	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Elementary	492	64.0%
41	Hellgate Middle School	Missoula, MT	Hellgate Elem	Middle	326	64.0%
42	L A Muldown School	Whitefish, MT	Whitefish Elem	Elementary	661	64.0%
43	Somers Middle School	Somers, MT	Somers Elem	Middle	231	63.0%
44	Belt School	Belt, MT	Belt Elem	Elementary	178	62.0%
45	Clancy School	Clancy, MT	Clancy Elem	Elementary	285	62.0%
46	Elysian School	Billings, MT	Elysian Elem	Elementary	302	62.0%
47	Ennis School	Ennis, MT	Ennis K-12 Schools	Elementary	244	62.0%
48	Forsyth Elementary School	Forsyth, MT	Forsyth Elem	Elementary	159	62.0%
49	Lillian Peterson School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	Elementary	344	62.0%
50	Russell School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	Elementary	223	62.0%

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