Montana schools ranked by test score
Latest EDFacts (federal) year (2020-21). 136 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 | Deer Park 6-8 Columbia Falls · Deer Park Elem | Middle | 74.5% | +27.3pp |
| 4 | Fort Benton 7-8 Fort Benton · Fort Benton Elem | Middle | 74.5% | +27.3pp |
| 5 | Bigfork 6-8 Bigfork · Bigfork Elem | Middle | 72.0% | +24.8pp |
| 6 | Monforton 6-8 Bozeman · Monforton Elem | Middle | 67.0% | +19.8pp |
| 7 | Montana City Middle Schl Clancy · Montana City Elem | Middle | 67.0% | +19.8pp |
| 8 | Sacajawea Middle School Bozeman · Bozeman Elem | Middle | 67.0% | +19.8pp |
| 9 | Dillon Middle School Dillon · Dillon Elem | Middle | 66.0% | +18.8pp |
| 10 | Cascade 6-8 Cascade · Cascade Elem | Middle | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 11 | Centerville 6-8 Sand Coulee · Centerville Elem | Middle | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 12 | Charlo 6-8 Charlo · Charlo Elem | Middle | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 13 | Redwater School Circle · Circle Elem | Middle | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 14 | Scobey 7-8 Scobey · Scobey K-12 Schools | Middle | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 15 | Shields Valley 7-8 Clyde Park · Shields Valley Elem | Middle | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 16 | Swan River 6-8 Bigfork · Swan River Elem | Middle | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 17 | Chief Joseph Middle School Bozeman · Bozeman Elem | Middle | 64.0% | +16.8pp |
| 18 | Hellgate Middle School Missoula · Hellgate Elem | Middle | 64.0% | +16.8pp |
| 19 | Somers Middle School Somers · Somers Elem | Middle | 63.0% | +15.8pp |
| 20 | Clancy 7-8 Clancy · Clancy Elem | Middle | 62.0% | +14.8pp |
| 21 | Kalispell Middle School Kalispell · Kalispell Elem | Middle | 61.0% | +13.8pp |
| 22 | West Valley Middle School Kalispell · West Valley Elem | Middle | 61.0% | +13.8pp |
| 23 | Manhattan 6-8 Manhattan · Manhattan School | Middle | 59.0% | +11.8pp |
| 24 | Whitefish Middle 5-8 Whitefish · Whitefish Elem | Middle | 59.0% | +11.8pp |
| 25 | Ben Steele Middle School Billings · Billings Elem | Middle | 58.0% | +10.8pp |
| 26 | Hellgate El Intermediate Missoula · Hellgate Elem | Middle | 58.0% | +10.8pp |
| 27 | Lewis & Clark School Lewistown · Lewistown Elem | Middle | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 28 | Lewistown 7-8 Lewistown · Lewistown Elem | Middle | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 29 | Ophir 7-8 Gallatin Gateway · Big Sky School K-12 | Middle | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 30 | Washington Middle School Missoula · Missoula Elem | Middle | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 31 | C R Anderson Middle Schl Helena · Helena Elem | Middle | 56.0% | +8.8pp |
| 32 | Meadow Hill Middle School Missoula · Missoula Elem | Middle | 56.0% | +8.8pp |
| 33 | North Middle School Great Falls · Great Falls Elem | Middle | 55.0% | +7.8pp |
| 34 | Big Sandy 7-8 Big Sandy · Big Sandy K-12 | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 35 | Choteau 7-8 Choteau · Choteau Elem | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 36 | Clinton 7-8 Clinton · Clinton Elem | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 37 | Ennis 7-8 Ennis · Ennis K-12 Schools | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 38 | Fairfield 7-8 Fairfield · Fairfield Elem | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 39 | Gallatin Gateway 7-8 Gallatin Gateway · Gallatin Gateway Elem | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 40 | Kila 7-8 Kila · Kila Elem | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 41 | Redwater 7-8 Circle · Circle Elem | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 42 | Sun River Middle School Simms · Sun River Valley Elem | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 43 | West Yellowstone 6-8 West Yellowstone · West Yellowstone K-12 | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 44 | Belgrade Middle School Belgrade · Belgrade Elem | Middle | 53.0% | +5.8pp |
| 45 | Columbus Middle School Columbus · Columbus Elem | Middle | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 46 | Corvallis 7-8 Corvallis · Corvallis K-12 Schools | Middle | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 47 | Elysian Middle School Billings · Elysian Elem | Middle | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 48 | Florence-Carlton 6-8 Florence · Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls | Middle | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 49 | Libby Middle School Libby · Libby K-12 Schools | Middle | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 50 | Lolo Middle School Lolo · Lolo Elem | Middle | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
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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.