Montana schools ranked by test score
Latest EDFacts (federal) year (2020-21). 435 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 47.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson 7-8 Bozeman · Anderson Elem | Middle | 84.5% | +37.3pp |
| 2 | Belt 7-8 Belt · Belt Elem | Middle | 84.5% | +37.3pp |
| 3 | Lustre School Frazer · Lustre Elem | Elementary | 84.5% | +37.3pp |
| 4 | Jefferson School Helena · Helena Elem | Elementary | 82.0% | +34.8pp |
| 5 | Bozeman High School Bozeman · Bozeman H S | High | 81.0% | +33.8pp |
| 6 | Morning Star School Bozeman · Bozeman Elem | Elementary | 79.0% | +31.8pp |
| 7 | Anderson School Bozeman · Anderson Elem | Elementary | 77.0% | +29.8pp |
| 8 | Longfellow School Bozeman · Bozeman Elem | Elementary | 77.0% | +29.8pp |
| 9 | Rattlesnake Elementary School Missoula · Missoula Elem | Elementary | 75.0% | +27.8pp |
| 10 | Deer Park 6-8 Columbia Falls · Deer Park Elem | Middle | 74.5% | +27.3pp |
| 11 | Fort Benton 7-8 Fort Benton · Fort Benton Elem | Middle | 74.5% | +27.3pp |
| 12 | Gardiner School Gardiner · Gardiner Elem | Elementary | 74.5% | +27.3pp |
| 13 | Amsterdam School Manhattan · Amsterdam Elem | Elementary | 72.0% | +24.8pp |
| 14 | Bigfork 6-8 Bigfork · Bigfork Elem | Middle | 72.0% | +24.8pp |
| 15 | Hawthorne School Bozeman · Bozeman Elem | Elementary | 72.0% | +24.8pp |
| 16 | Manhattan H S Manhattan · Manhattan High School | High | 72.0% | +24.8pp |
| 17 | Meadow Lark School Great Falls · Great Falls Elem | Elementary | 72.0% | +24.8pp |
| 18 | Monforton School Bozeman · Monforton Elem | Elementary | 71.0% | +23.8pp |
| 19 | Emily Dickinson School Bozeman · Bozeman Elem | Elementary | 69.0% | +21.8pp |
| 20 | Riverview School Great Falls · Great Falls Elem | Elementary | 68.0% | +20.8pp |
| 21 | Arrowhead School Billings · Billings Elem | Elementary | 67.0% | +19.8pp |
| 22 | Deer Park School Columbia Falls · Deer Park Elem | Elementary | 67.0% | +19.8pp |
| 23 | Fairfield Elementary School Fairfield · Fairfield Elem | Elementary | 67.0% | +19.8pp |
| 24 | Fort Benton School Fort Benton · Fort Benton Elem | Elementary | 67.0% | +19.8pp |
| 25 | Gallatin Gateway School Gallatin Gateway · Gallatin Gateway Elem | Elementary | 67.0% | +19.8pp |
| 26 | Jeannette Rankin El Missoula · Missoula Elem | Elementary | 67.0% | +19.8pp |
| 27 | Monforton 6-8 Bozeman · Monforton Elem | Middle | 67.0% | +19.8pp |
| 28 | Montana City Middle Schl Clancy · Montana City Elem | Middle | 67.0% | +19.8pp |
| 29 | Montana City School Clancy · Montana City Elem | Elementary | 67.0% | +19.8pp |
| 30 | Paxson School Missoula · Missoula Elem | Elementary | 67.0% | +19.8pp |
| 31 | Ridge View Elementary Belgrade · Belgrade Elem | Elementary | 67.0% | +19.8pp |
| 32 | Sacajawea Middle School Bozeman · Bozeman Elem | Middle | 67.0% | +19.8pp |
| 33 | Dillon Middle School Dillon · Dillon Elem | Middle | 66.0% | +18.8pp |
| 34 | Edgerton School Kalispell · Kalispell Elem | Elementary | 66.0% | +18.8pp |
| 35 | Lewis & Clark School Missoula · Missoula Elem | Elementary | 65.0% | +17.8pp |
| 36 | Augusta Elementary School Augusta · Augusta Elem | Elementary | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 37 | Baker High School Baker · Baker K-12 Schools | High | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 38 | Broadwater High School Townsend · Townsend K-12 Schools | High | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 39 | Cascade 6-8 Cascade · Cascade Elem | Middle | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 40 | Centerville 6-8 Sand Coulee · Centerville Elem | Middle | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 41 | Charlo 6-8 Charlo · Charlo Elem | Middle | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 42 | Charlo Elementary Charlo · Charlo Elem | Elementary | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 43 | Chester-Joplin-Inverness Schl Chester · Chester-Joplin-Inverness El | Elementary | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 44 | Creston School Kalispell · Creston Elem | Elementary | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 45 | Drummond School Drummond · Drummond Elem | Elementary | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 46 | Fair-Mont-Egan School Kalispell · Fair-Mont-Egan Elem | Elementary | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 47 | Lone Rock School Stevensville · Lone Rock Elem | Elementary | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 48 | Power Elementary Power · Power Elem | Elementary | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 49 | Redwater School Circle · Circle Elem | Middle | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 50 | Scobey 7-8 Scobey · Scobey K-12 Schools | Middle | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the EDFacts (federal) % Proficient (SY 20-21) threshold on the latest available EDFacts (federal) English Language Arts test (school year 2020-21). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Montana, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.