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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Montana

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Montana, drawn from 201 qualifying public elementary 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

201

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	Morning Star School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Elementary	482	79.0%
3	Anderson School	Bozeman, MT	Anderson Elem	Elementary	172	77.0%
4	Longfellow School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Elementary	289	77.0%
5	Rattlesnake Elementary School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Elementary	393	75.0%
6	Amsterdam School	Manhattan, MT	Amsterdam Elem	Elementary	149	72.0%
7	Hawthorne School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Elementary	348	72.0%
8	Meadow Lark School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	527	72.0%
9	Monforton School	Bozeman, MT	Monforton Elem	Elementary	254	71.0%
10	Emily Dickinson School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Elementary	531	69.0%
11	Riverview School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	445	68.0%
12	Ridge View Elementary	Belgrade, MT	Belgrade Elem	Elementary	438	67.0%
13	Arrowhead School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	434	67.0%
14	Deer Park School	Columbia Falls, MT	Deer Park Elem	Elementary	120	67.0%
15	Fairfield Elementary School	Fairfield, MT	Fairfield Elem	Elementary	173	67.0%
16	Fort Benton School	Fort Benton, MT	Fort Benton Elem	Elementary	162	67.0%
17	Gallatin Gateway School	Gallatin Gateway, MT	Gallatin Gateway Elem	Elementary	103	67.0%
18	Jeannette Rankin El	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Elementary	457	67.0%
19	Paxson School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Elementary	415	67.0%
20	Montana City School	Clancy, MT	Montana City Elem	Elementary	313	67.0%
21	Edgerton School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	Elementary	509	66.0%
22	Lewis & Clark School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Elementary	429	65.0%
23	Chester-Joplin-Inverness Schl	Chester, MT	Chester-Joplin-Inverness El	Elementary	124	64.5%
24	Fair-Mont-Egan School	Kalispell, MT	Fair-Mont-Egan Elem	Elementary	115	64.5%
25	Lone Rock School	Stevensville, MT	Lone Rock Elem	Elementary	203	64.5%
26	Meadowlark Elementary	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Elementary	492	64.0%
27	L A Muldown School	Whitefish, MT	Whitefish Elem	Elementary	661	64.0%
28	Belt School	Belt, MT	Belt Elem	Elementary	178	62.0%
29	Clancy School	Clancy, MT	Clancy Elem	Elementary	285	62.0%
30	Elysian School	Billings, MT	Elysian Elem	Elementary	302	62.0%
31	Ennis School	Ennis, MT	Ennis K-12 Schools	Elementary	244	62.0%
32	Forsyth Elementary School	Forsyth, MT	Forsyth Elem	Elementary	159	62.0%
33	Lillian Peterson School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	Elementary	344	62.0%
34	Russell School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	Elementary	223	62.0%
35	Chief Charlo School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Elementary	414	62.0%
36	Hawthorne School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Elementary	417	62.0%
37	Target Range School	Missoula, MT	Target Range Elem	Elementary	410	61.0%
38	West Valley School	Kalispell, MT	West Valley Elem	Elementary	434	61.0%
39	Broadwater School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	Elementary	207	57.0%
40	Meadowlark School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Elementary	691	57.0%
41	Boulder Elementary School	Boulder, MT	Boulder Elem	Elementary	166	57.0%
42	Irving School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Elementary	174	57.0%
43	Hillcrest School	Butte, MT	Butte Elem	Elementary	412	57.0%
44	Cascade School	Cascade, MT	Cascade Elem	Elementary	144	57.0%
45	Columbus Elem School	Columbus, MT	Columbus Elem	Elementary	278	57.0%
46	Parkview School	Dillon, MT	Dillon Elem	Elementary	497	57.0%
47	Loy School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	392	57.0%
48	Hellgate Elem Lower Grades	Missoula, MT	Hellgate Elem	Elementary	305	57.0%
49	Malta K-5	Malta, MT	Malta K-12 Schools	Elementary	246	57.0%
50	Manhattan Elem	Manhattan, MT	Manhattan School	Elementary	259	57.0%

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