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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Montana

70 public high schools in Montana appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Bozeman High School leads the list at 81.0%, against a median of 47.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

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Montana

Top % Proficient (Reading)

81.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

47.0%

BEST IN READING · MONTANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Bozeman High School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman H S	High	1,279	81.0%
2	Manhattan H S	Manhattan, MT	Manhattan High School	High	241	72.0%
3	Lone Peak High School	Gallatin Gateway, MT	Big Sky School K-12	High	117	69.5%
4	Fairfield High School	Fairfield, MT	Fairfield H S	High	107	69.5%
5	Fort Benton High School	Fort Benton, MT	Fort Benton H S	High	112	69.5%
6	Baker High School	Baker, MT	Baker K-12 Schools	High	133	64.5%
7	Broadwater High School	Townsend, MT	Townsend K-12 Schools	High	196	64.5%
8	Three Forks High School	Three Forks, MT	Three Forks H S	High	251	64.5%
9	Whitefish High School	Whitefish, MT	Whitefish H S	High	618	62.0%
10	Hellgate High School	Missoula, MT	Missoula H S	High	1,262	60.0%
11	Sentinel High School	Missoula, MT	Missoula H S	High	1,365	60.0%
12	Gallatin High School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman H S	High	1,442	59.0%
13	Hamilton High School	Hamilton, MT	Hamilton K-12 Schools	High	460	57.0%
14	Helena High School	Helena, MT	Helena H S	High	979	56.0%
15	Glacier High School	Kalispell, MT	Flathead H S	High	1,402	55.0%
16	Columbus High School	Columbus, MT	Columbus H S	High	227	54.5%
17	Florence-Carlton HS	Florence, MT	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	High	237	54.5%
18	Red Lodge High School	Red Lodge, MT	Red Lodge H S	High	176	54.5%
19	Thompson Falls High Schl	Thompson Falls, MT	Thompson Falls H S	High	183	54.5%
20	Capital High School	Helena, MT	Helena H S	High	1,293	53.0%
21	Beaverhead Co High School	Dillon, MT	Beaverhead County H S	High	339	52.0%
22	Billings West High School	Billings, MT	Billings H S	High	2,115	52.0%
23	Frenchtown High School	Frenchtown, MT	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	High	364	52.0%
24	Park High School	Livingston, MT	Park H S	High	420	52.0%
25	Stevensville High School	Stevensville, MT	Stevensville H S	High	347	52.0%
26	Butte High School	Butte, MT	Butte H S	High	1,266	50.0%
27	Flathead High School	Kalispell, MT	Flathead H S	High	1,541	50.0%
28	Choteau High School	Choteau, MT	Choteau H S	High	109	49.5%
29	Conrad High School	Conrad, MT	Conrad H S	High	126	49.5%
30	Ennis High School	Ennis, MT	Ennis K-12 Schools	High	134	49.5%
31	Joliet High School	Joliet, MT	Joliet H S	High	129	49.5%
32	Cascade High School	Cascade, MT	Cascade H S	High	111	48.0%
33	Forsyth High School	Forsyth, MT	Forsyth H S	High	103	48.0%
34	Bigfork High School	Bigfork, MT	Bigfork H S	High	333	47.0%
35	Corvallis High School	Corvallis, MT	Corvallis K-12 Schools	High	406	47.0%
36	Dawson High School	Glendive, MT	Dawson H S	High	318	47.0%
37	Belgrade High School	Belgrade, MT	Belgrade H S	High	958	46.0%
38	Glasgow High School	Glasgow, MT	Glasgow K-12 Schools	High	219	44.5%
39	Roundup H S	Roundup, MT	Roundup High School	High	156	44.5%
40	Sweet Grass Co High Schl	Big Timber, MT	Sweet Grass County H S	High	161	44.5%
41	Billings Sr High School	Billings, MT	Billings H S	High	1,629	43.0%
42	C M Russell High School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls H S	High	1,412	43.0%
43	Skyview High School	Billings, MT	Billings H S	High	1,542	39.0%
44	Columbia Falls High Schl	Columbia Falls, MT	Columbia Falls H S	High	691	37.0%
45	Havre High School	Havre, MT	Havre H S	High	521	37.0%
46	Laurel High School	Laurel, MT	Laurel H S	High	578	37.0%
47	Libby High School	Libby, MT	Libby K-12 Schools	High	363	37.0%
48	Big Sky High School	Missoula, MT	Missoula H S	High	1,148	37.0%
49	Polson High School	Polson, MT	Polson H S	High	517	37.0%
50	Colstrip High School	Colstrip, MT	Colstrip H S	High	155	34.5%

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