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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Yellowstone County, Montana

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Yellowstone County, Montana, drawn from 50 qualifying public schools. Arrowhead School leads the list at 67.0%, against a median of 42.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Yellowstone County, Montana

Top % Proficient (Reading)

67.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

42.0%

BEST IN READING · YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Arrowhead School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	434	67.0%
2	Elysian School	Billings, MT	Elysian Elem	Elementary	302	62.0%
3	Ben Steele Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	740	58.0%
4	Meadowlark School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	691	57.0%
5	Broadview School	Broadview, MT	Broadview Elem	Elementary	105	54.5%
6	Central Heights School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	285	52.0%
7	Billings West High School	Billings, MT	Billings H S	High	2,115	52.0%
8	Canyon Creek School	Billings, MT	Canyon Creek Elem	Elementary	147	52.0%
9	Elysian Middle School	Billings, MT	Elysian Elem	Middle	148	52.0%
10	Boulder School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	495	49.0%
11	Eagle Cliffs Elementary	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	443	48.0%
12	Highland School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	249	47.0%
13	Alkali Creek School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	310	47.0%
14	Lewis & Clark Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	741	47.0%
15	Blue Creek School	Billings, MT	Blue Creek Elem	Elementary	145	47.0%
16	Elder Grove School	Billings, MT	Elder Grove Elem	Elementary	465	47.0%
17	Shepherd Elementary	Shepherd, MT	Shepherd Elem	Elementary	342	47.0%
18	Shepherd Middle School	Shepherd, MT	Shepherd Elem	Middle	180	47.0%
19	Will James Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	634	44.0%
20	Huntley Project Elem K-6	Worden, MT	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	Elementary	410	44.0%
21	Billings Sr High School	Billings, MT	Billings H S	High	1,629	43.0%
22	Elder Grove 7-8	Billings, MT	Elder Grove Elem	Middle	248	43.0%
23	Broadwater School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	400	42.0%
24	McKinley School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	339	42.0%
25	Poly Drive School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	283	42.0%
26	Sandstone School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	393	42.0%
27	Castle Rock Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	691	42.0%
28	Beartooth School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	373	42.0%
29	Independent School	Billings, MT	Independent Elem	Elementary	272	42.0%
30	Medicine Crow Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	517	39.0%
31	Skyview High School	Billings, MT	Billings H S	High	1,542	39.0%
32	Fred W Graff School	Laurel, MT	Laurel Elem	Elementary	245	39.0%
33	Bitterroot School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	264	37.0%
34	Big Sky Elementary	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	373	37.0%
35	Huntley Project 7-8	Worden, MT	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	Middle	124	37.0%
36	Laurel High School	Laurel, MT	Laurel H S	High	578	37.0%
37	Lockwood Middle School	Lockwood, MT	Lockwood K-12	Middle	359	35.0%
38	Huntley Project High Schl	Worden, MT	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	High	217	34.5%
39	Laurel Middle School	Laurel, MT	Laurel Elem	Middle	506	34.0%
40	Riverside Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	436	33.0%
41	Bench School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	332	32.0%
42	Burlington School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	257	32.0%
43	Miles Avenue School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	325	32.0%
44	Newman School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	249	32.0%
45	Shepherd High School	Shepherd, MT	Shepherd H S	High	225	32.0%
46	Lockwood Intermediate	Lockwood, MT	Lockwood K-12	Elementary	321	31.0%
47	Rose Park School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	277	27.0%
48	Ponderosa School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	277	22.0%
49	Washington School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	208	22.0%
50	Orchard School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	340	17.0%

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