Montana schools ranked by test score
Latest EDFacts (federal) year (2020-21). 60 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 47.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bozeman High School Bozeman · Bozeman H S | High | 81.0% | +33.8pp |
| 2 | Manhattan H S Manhattan · Manhattan High School | High | 72.0% | +24.8pp |
| 3 | Baker High School Baker · Baker K-12 Schools | High | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 4 | Broadwater High School Townsend · Townsend K-12 Schools | High | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 5 | Three Forks High School Three Forks · Three Forks H S | High | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 6 | Whitefish High School Whitefish · Whitefish H S | High | 62.0% | +14.8pp |
| 7 | Hellgate High School Missoula · Missoula H S | High | 60.0% | +12.8pp |
| 8 | Sentinel High School Missoula · Missoula H S | High | 60.0% | +12.8pp |
| 9 | Gallatin High School Bozeman · Bozeman H S | High | 59.0% | +11.8pp |
| 10 | Hamilton High School Hamilton · Hamilton K-12 Schools | High | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 11 | Helena High School Helena · Helena H S | High | 56.0% | +8.8pp |
| 12 | Glacier High School Kalispell · Flathead H S | High | 55.0% | +7.8pp |
| 13 | Columbus High School Columbus · Columbus H S | High | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 14 | Florence-Carlton HS Florence · Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls | High | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 15 | Red Lodge High School Red Lodge · Red Lodge H S | High | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 16 | Thompson Falls High Schl Thompson Falls · Thompson Falls H S | High | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 17 | Capital High School Helena · Helena H S | High | 53.0% | +5.8pp |
| 18 | Beaverhead Co High School Dillon · Beaverhead County H S | High | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 19 | Billings West High School Billings · Billings H S | High | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 20 | Frenchtown High School Frenchtown · Frenchtown K-12 Schools | High | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 21 | Park High School Livingston · Park H S | High | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 22 | Stevensville High School Stevensville · Stevensville H S | High | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 23 | Butte High School Butte · Butte H S | High | 50.0% | +2.8pp |
| 24 | Flathead High School Kalispell · Flathead H S | High | 50.0% | +2.8pp |
| 25 | Choteau High School Choteau · Choteau H S | High | 49.5% | +2.3pp |
| 26 | Bigfork High School Bigfork · Bigfork H S | High | 47.0% | -0.2pp |
| 27 | Corvallis High School Corvallis · Corvallis K-12 Schools | High | 47.0% | -0.2pp |
| 28 | Dawson High School Glendive · Dawson H S | High | 47.0% | -0.2pp |
| 29 | Belgrade High School Belgrade · Belgrade H S | High | 46.0% | -1.2pp |
| 30 | Glasgow High School Glasgow · Glasgow K-12 Schools | High | 44.5% | -2.7pp |
| 31 | Roundup H S Roundup · Roundup High School | High | 44.5% | -2.7pp |
| 32 | Sweet Grass Co High Schl Big Timber · Sweet Grass County H S | High | 44.5% | -2.7pp |
| 33 | Billings Sr High School Billings · Billings H S | High | 43.0% | -4.2pp |
| 34 | C M Russell High School Great Falls · Great Falls H S | High | 43.0% | -4.2pp |
| 35 | Skyview High School Billings · Billings H S | High | 39.0% | -8.2pp |
| 36 | Big Sky High School Missoula · Missoula H S | High | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 37 | Columbia Falls High Schl Columbia Falls · Columbia Falls H S | High | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 38 | Havre High School Havre · Havre H S | High | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 39 | Laurel High School Laurel · Laurel H S | High | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 40 | Libby High School Libby · Libby K-12 Schools | High | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 41 | Polson High School Polson · Polson H S | High | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 42 | Colstrip High School Colstrip · Colstrip H S | High | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 43 | Huntley Project High Schl Worden · Huntley Project K-12 Schools | High | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 44 | Jefferson High School Boulder · Jefferson H S | High | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 45 | Lincoln Co High School Eureka · Lincoln County H S | High | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 46 | Plentywood High School Plentywood · Plentywood K-12 Schools | High | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 47 | Powell County High School Deer Lodge · Powell County H S | High | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 48 | Great Falls High School Great Falls · Great Falls H S | High | 33.0% | -14.2pp |
| 49 | Anaconda Sr High School Anaconda · Anaconda H S | High | 32.0% | -15.2pp |
| 50 | Custer Co District High Miles City · Custer County H S | High | 32.0% | -15.2pp |
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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.