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

Across Yellowstone County, Montana, 12 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Ben Steele Middle School leads the list at 58.0%, against a median of 42.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Yellowstone County, Montana

Top % Proficient (Reading)

58.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

42.5%

BEST IN READING · YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Ben Steele Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	740	58.0%
2	Elysian Middle School	Billings, MT	Elysian Elem	Middle	148	52.0%
3	Lewis & Clark Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	741	47.0%
4	Shepherd Middle School	Shepherd, MT	Shepherd Elem	Middle	180	47.0%
5	Will James Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	634	44.0%
6	Elder Grove 7-8	Billings, MT	Elder Grove Elem	Middle	248	43.0%
7	Castle Rock Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	691	42.0%
8	Medicine Crow Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	517	39.0%
9	Huntley Project 7-8	Worden, MT	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	Middle	124	37.0%
10	Lockwood Middle School	Lockwood, MT	Lockwood K-12	Middle	359	35.0%
11	Laurel Middle School	Laurel, MT	Laurel Elem	Middle	506	34.0%
12	Riverside Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	436	33.0%

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