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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Montana

Across Montana, 46 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Washington Middle School leads the list at 12.0:1, against a median of 15.5:1 across the ranked schools.

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Best Students/teacher

12.0:1

Median Students/teacher

15.5:1

LOWEST RATIO · MONTANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Washington Middle School	Glendive, MT	Glendive Elem	Middle	246	12.0:1
2	Riverside Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	436	12.3:1
3	Browning Middle School	Browning, MT	Browning Elem	Middle	368	12.5:1
4	Hardin Middle School	Hardin, MT	Hardin Elem	Middle	359	12.8:1
5	Lockwood Middle School	Lockwood, MT	Lockwood K-12	Middle	359	13.3:1
6	Sleeping Giant Middle Sch	Livingston, MT	Livingston Elem	Middle	261	13.4:1
7	East Middle School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	Middle	764	13.5:1
8	Evergreen Junior High	Kalispell, MT	Evergreen Elem	Middle	285	13.9:1
9	Washington Middle School 6-8	Miles City, MT	Miles City Elem	Middle	326	14.2:1
10	Sidney Middle School	Sidney, MT	Sidney Elem	Middle	319	14.2:1
11	Laurel Middle School	Laurel, MT	Laurel Elem	Middle	506	14.9:1
12	North Middle School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	Middle	764	14.9:1
13	Hellgate Middle School	Missoula, MT	Hellgate Elem	Middle	326	14.9:1
14	Columbia Falls Jr HS	Columbia Falls, MT	Columbia Falls Elem	Middle	547	15.0:1
15	Hamilton Middle School	Hamilton, MT	Hamilton K-12 Schools	Middle	460	15.1:1
16	Whitefish Middle 5-8	Whitefish, MT	Whitefish Elem	Middle	657	15.1:1
17	Meadow Hill Middle School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Middle	414	15.2:1
18	Lolo Middle School	Lolo, MT	Lolo Elem	Middle	239	15.2:1
19	Ronan Middle School	Ronan, MT	Ronan Elem	Middle	432	15.3:1
20	Kalispell Middle School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	Middle	1,049	15.3:1
21	Somers Middle School	Somers, MT	Somers Elem	Middle	231	15.4:1
22	East Middle School	Butte, MT	Butte Elem	Middle	664	15.5:1
23	Frenchtown 6-8	Frenchtown, MT	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	Middle	311	15.5:1
24	Porter Middle School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Middle	579	15.5:1
25	Havre Middle School	Havre, MT	Havre Elem	Middle	391	16.0:1
26	Polson Middle School	Polson, MT	Polson Elem	Middle	477	16.1:1
27	Lewis & Clark School	Lewistown, MT	Lewistown Elem	Middle	276	16.1:1
28	Sacajawea Middle School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Middle	807	16.2:1
29	C R Anderson Middle Schl	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	Middle	962	16.4:1
30	Washington Middle School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	Middle	669	16.4:1
31	Chief Joseph Middle School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	Middle	751	16.4:1
32	Medicine Crow Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	517	16.5:1
33	Belgrade Middle School	Belgrade, MT	Belgrade Elem	Middle	978	16.6:1
34	Lewis & Clark Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	741	16.6:1
35	Monforton 6-8	Bozeman, MT	Monforton Elem	Middle	242	16.7:1
36	Helena Middle School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	Middle	701	17.1:1
37	Will James Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	634	17.1:1
38	Castle Rock Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	691	17.6:1
39	Dillon Middle School	Dillon, MT	Dillon Elem	Middle	259	17.7:1
40	Ben Steele Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	Middle	740	18.4:1
41	Eureka Middle School 5-8	Eureka, MT	Eureka Elem	Middle	254	18.7:1
42	Hellgate El Intermediate	Missoula, MT	Hellgate Elem	Middle	517	18.9:1
43	West Valley Middle School	Kalispell, MT	West Valley Elem	Middle	372	19.0:1
44	Elder Grove 7-8	Billings, MT	Elder Grove Elem	Middle	248	20.7:1
45	East Valley Middle School	East Helena, MT	East Helena K-12	Middle	471	21.3:1
46	Bigfork 6-8	Bigfork, MT	Bigfork Elem	Middle	236	24.0:1

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