Montana schools ranked by test score
Latest EDFacts (federal) year (2020-21). 239 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 47.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Columbus Elem School Columbus · Columbus Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 52 | Hellgate Elem Lower Grades Missoula · Hellgate Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 53 | Hillcrest School Butte · Butte Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 54 | Irving School Bozeman · Bozeman Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 55 | Loy School Great Falls · Great Falls Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 56 | Malta K-5 Malta · Malta K-12 Schools | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 57 | Manhattan Elem Manhattan · Manhattan School | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 58 | Meadowlark School Billings · Billings Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 59 | Mountain View School Red Lodge · Red Lodge Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 60 | Parkview School Dillon · Dillon Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 61 | Plentywood School Plentywood · Plentywood K-12 Schools | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 62 | Sacajawea School Great Falls · Great Falls Elem | Elementary | 55.0% | +7.8pp |
| 63 | Bissell School Whitefish · Olney-Bissell Elem | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 64 | Broadview School Broadview · Broadview Elem | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 65 | Dutton/Brady Elementary Dutton · Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 66 | Ekalaka Elementary School Ekalaka · Ekalaka Elem | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 67 | Fort Shaw Elem School Fort Shaw · Sun River Valley Elem | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 68 | Jordan Elementary School Jordan · Jordan Elem | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 69 | Kinsey School Kinsey · Kinsey Elem | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 70 | Lincoln Elementary School Lincoln · Lincoln K-12 Schools | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 71 | Sheridan Elementary Schl Sheridan · Sheridan Elem | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 72 | Sunburst Elementary Sunburst · Sunburst K-12 Schools | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 73 | Wibaux Elementary School Wibaux · Wibaux K-12 Schools | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 74 | Bigfork Elementary Bigfork · Bigfork Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 75 | Canyon Creek School Billings · Canyon Creek Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 76 | Cayuse Prairie School Kalispell · Cayuse Prairie Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 77 | Central Heights School Billings · Billings Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 78 | Choteau School Choteau · Choteau Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 79 | Cornelius Hedges School Kalispell · Kalispell Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 80 | Elrod School Kalispell · Kalispell Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 81 | Frenchtown Elementary School Frenchtown · Frenchtown K-12 Schools | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 82 | Hawthorne School Helena · Helena Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 83 | Hyalite Elementary Bozeman · Bozeman Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 84 | Kila School Kila · Kila Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 85 | Quentin Brown Primary K-4 Corvallis · Corvallis K-12 Schools | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 86 | Russell School Missoula · Missoula Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 87 | Saddle Peak Elementary Belgrade · Belgrade Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 88 | Shelby Elementary School Shelby · Shelby Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 89 | Smith School Helena · Helena Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 90 | Three Forks Elem School Three Forks · Three Forks Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 91 | W F Morrison School Troy · Troy Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 92 | Warren School Helena · Helena Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 93 | Libby Elementary School Libby · Libby K-12 Schools | Elementary | 50.0% | +2.8pp |
| 94 | Lincoln School Great Falls · Great Falls Elem | Elementary | 50.0% | +2.8pp |
| 95 | Pioneer School Billings · Pioneer Elem | Elementary | 49.5% | +2.3pp |
| 96 | Boulder School Billings · Billings Elem | Elementary | 49.0% | +1.8pp |
| 97 | Rossiter School Helena · Helena Elem | Elementary | 49.0% | +1.8pp |
| 98 | Whittier School Butte · Butte Elem | Elementary | 49.0% | +1.8pp |
| 99 | Eagle Cliffs Elementary Billings · Billings Elem | Elementary | 48.0% | +0.8pp |
| 100 | Ruder Elementary Columbia Falls · Columbia Falls Elem | Elementary | 48.0% | +0.8pp |
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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.