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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Montana

Across Montana, 78 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Bigfork 6-8 leads the list at 72.0%, against a median of 47.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Montana

Top % Proficient (Reading)

72.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

47.0%

BEST IN READING · MONTANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Bigfork 6-8	Bigfork, MT	Bigfork Elem	Middle	236	72.0%
2	Sacajawea Middle School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Middle	807	67.0%
3	Monforton 6-8	Bozeman, MT	Monforton Elem	Middle	242	67.0%
4	Montana City Middle Schl	Clancy, MT	Montana City Elem	Middle	158	67.0%
5	Dillon Middle School	Dillon, MT	Dillon Elem	Middle	259	66.0%
6	Chief Joseph Middle School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Middle	751	64.0%
7	Hellgate Middle School	Missoula, MT	Hellgate Elem	Middle	326	64.0%
8	Somers Middle School	Somers, MT	Somers Elem	Middle	231	63.0%
9	Kalispell Middle School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	Middle	1,049	61.0%
10	West Valley Middle School	Kalispell, MT	West Valley Elem	Middle	372	61.0%
11	Manhattan 6-8	Manhattan, MT	Manhattan School	Middle	189	59.0%
12	Whitefish Middle 5-8	Whitefish, MT	Whitefish Elem	Middle	657	59.0%
13	Ben Steele Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	740	58.0%
14	Hellgate El Intermediate	Missoula, MT	Hellgate Elem	Middle	517	58.0%
15	Ophir 7-8	Gallatin Gateway, MT	Big Sky School K-12	Middle	100	57.0%
16	Lewis & Clark School	Lewistown, MT	Lewistown Elem	Middle	276	57.0%
17	Lewistown 7-8	Lewistown, MT	Lewistown Elem	Middle	198	57.0%
18	Washington Middle School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Middle	669	57.0%
19	C R Anderson Middle Schl	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	Middle	962	56.0%
20	Meadow Hill Middle School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Middle	414	56.0%
21	North Middle School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	Middle	764	55.0%
22	Belgrade Middle School	Belgrade, MT	Belgrade Elem	Middle	978	53.0%
23	Columbus Middle School	Columbus, MT	Columbus Elem	Middle	178	52.0%
24	Corvallis 7-8	Corvallis, MT	Corvallis K-12 Schools	Middle	194	52.0%
25	Elysian Middle School	Billings, MT	Elysian Elem	Middle	148	52.0%
26	Florence-Carlton 6-8	Florence, MT	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	Middle	180	52.0%
27	Libby Middle School	Libby, MT	Libby K-12 Schools	Middle	182	52.0%
28	Lolo Middle School	Lolo, MT	Lolo Elem	Middle	239	52.0%
29	Malta 6-7-8	Malta, MT	Malta K-12 Schools	Middle	111	52.0%
30	Target Range 7-8	Missoula, MT	Target Range Elem	Middle	134	52.0%
31	Columbia Falls Jr HS	Columbia Falls, MT	Columbia Falls Elem	Middle	547	49.0%
32	Eureka Middle School 5-8	Eureka, MT	Eureka Elem	Middle	254	49.0%
33	Frenchtown 6-8	Frenchtown, MT	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	Middle	311	48.0%
34	Porter Middle School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Middle	579	48.0%
35	Lewis & Clark Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	741	47.0%
36	Townsend 7-8	Townsend, MT	Townsend K-12 Schools	Middle	114	47.0%
37	Edna Thomas School	Corvallis, MT	Corvallis K-12 Schools	Middle	191	47.0%
38	Glasgow Middle School	Glasgow, MT	Glasgow K-12 Schools	Middle	179	47.0%
39	Shepherd Middle School	Shepherd, MT	Shepherd Elem	Middle	180	47.0%
40	Three Forks 7-8	Three Forks, MT	Three Forks Elem	Middle	182	47.0%
41	Havre Middle School	Havre, MT	Havre Elem	Middle	391	46.0%
42	Sleeping Giant Middle Sch	Livingston, MT	Livingston Elem	Middle	261	46.0%
43	Helena Middle School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	Middle	701	45.0%
44	East Middle School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	Middle	764	45.0%
45	Sidney Middle School	Sidney, MT	Sidney Elem	Middle	319	45.0%
46	Shelby 6-8	Shelby, MT	Shelby Elem	Middle	109	44.5%
47	Will James Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	634	44.0%
48	East Middle School	Butte, MT	Butte Elem	Middle	664	44.0%
49	Elder Grove 7-8	Billings, MT	Elder Grove Elem	Middle	248	43.0%
50	Evergreen Junior High	Kalispell, MT	Evergreen Elem	Middle	285	43.0%

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