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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Malta 6-7-8 Malta · Malta K-12 Schools | Middle | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 52 | Target Range 7-8 Missoula · Target Range Elem | Middle | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 53 | Thompson Falls 7-8 Thompson Falls · Thompson Falls Elem | Middle | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 54 | Troy Junior High Troy · Troy Elem | Middle | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 55 | Utterback 7-8 Conrad · Conrad Elem | Middle | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 56 | Highwood Middle School Highwood · Highwood K-12 | Middle | 49.5% | +2.3pp |
| 57 | Columbia Falls Jr HS Columbia Falls · Columbia Falls Elem | Middle | 49.0% | +1.8pp |
| 58 | Eureka Middle School 5-8 Eureka · Eureka Elem | Middle | 49.0% | +1.8pp |
| 59 | Frenchtown 6-8 Frenchtown · Frenchtown K-12 Schools | Middle | 48.0% | +0.8pp |
| 60 | Porter Middle School Missoula · Missoula Elem | Middle | 48.0% | +0.8pp |
| 61 | Big Timber 7-8 Big Timber · Big Timber Elem | Middle | 47.0% | -0.2pp |
| 62 | E F Duvall 7-8 Deer Lodge · Deer Lodge Elem | Middle | 47.0% | -0.2pp |
| 63 | Edna Thomas School Corvallis · Corvallis K-12 Schools | Middle | 47.0% | -0.2pp |
| 64 | Glasgow Middle School Glasgow · Glasgow K-12 Schools | Middle | 47.0% | -0.2pp |
| 65 | Joliet Middle School Joliet · Joliet Elem | Middle | 47.0% | -0.2pp |
| 66 | Lewis & Clark Middle School Billings · Billings Elem | Middle | 47.0% | -0.2pp |
| 67 | Plains 7-8 Plains · Plains K-12 | Middle | 47.0% | -0.2pp |
| 68 | Shepherd Middle School Shepherd · Shepherd Elem | Middle | 47.0% | -0.2pp |
| 69 | Three Forks 7-8 Three Forks · Three Forks Elem | Middle | 47.0% | -0.2pp |
| 70 | Townsend 7-8 Townsend · Townsend K-12 Schools | Middle | 47.0% | -0.2pp |
| 71 | Havre Middle School Havre · Havre Elem | Middle | 46.0% | -1.2pp |
| 72 | Sleeping Giant Middle Sch Livingston · Livingston Elem | Middle | 46.0% | -1.2pp |
| 73 | East Middle School Great Falls · Great Falls Elem | Middle | 45.0% | -2.2pp |
| 74 | Helena Middle School Helena · Helena Elem | Middle | 45.0% | -2.2pp |
| 75 | Sidney Middle School Sidney · Sidney Elem | Middle | 45.0% | -2.2pp |
| 76 | Canyon Creek 6-8 Billings · Canyon Creek Elem | Middle | 44.5% | -2.7pp |
| 77 | Cayuse Prairie 7-8 Kalispell · Cayuse Prairie Elem | Middle | 44.5% | -2.7pp |
| 78 | Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8 Chester · Chester-Joplin-Inverness El | Middle | 44.5% | -2.7pp |
| 79 | Fair-Mont-Egan Middle School Kalispell · Fair-Mont-Egan Elem | Middle | 44.5% | -2.7pp |
| 80 | Fairview 6-8 Fairview · Fairview Elem | Middle | 44.5% | -2.7pp |
| 81 | Hillcrest 7-8 Harlowton · Harlowton K-12 | Middle | 44.5% | -2.7pp |
| 82 | Plentywood 7-8 Plentywood · Plentywood K-12 Schools | Middle | 44.5% | -2.7pp |
| 83 | Seeley Lake 7-8 Seeley Lake · Seeley Lake Elem | Middle | 44.5% | -2.7pp |
| 84 | Shelby 6-8 Shelby · Shelby Elem | Middle | 44.5% | -2.7pp |
| 85 | Smith Valley 7-8 Kalispell · Smith Valley Elem | Middle | 44.5% | -2.7pp |
| 86 | Superior 7-8 Superior · Superior K-12 Schools | Middle | 44.5% | -2.7pp |
| 87 | East Middle School Butte · Butte Elem | Middle | 44.0% | -3.2pp |
| 88 | Will James Middle School Billings · Billings Elem | Middle | 44.0% | -3.2pp |
| 89 | Elder Grove 7-8 Billings · Elder Grove Elem | Middle | 43.0% | -4.2pp |
| 90 | Evergreen Junior High Kalispell · Evergreen Elem | Middle | 43.0% | -4.2pp |
| 91 | Hamilton Middle School Hamilton · Hamilton K-12 Schools | Middle | 43.0% | -4.2pp |
| 92 | Castle Rock Middle School Billings · Billings Elem | Middle | 42.0% | -5.2pp |
| 93 | Roundup 7-8 Roundup · Roundup Elem | Middle | 42.0% | -5.2pp |
| 94 | Stevensville 7-8 Stevensville · Stevensville Elem | Middle | 42.0% | -5.2pp |
| 95 | Utterback 4-6 Conrad · Conrad Elem | Middle | 42.0% | -5.2pp |
| 96 | Washington Middle School 6-8 Miles City · Miles City Elem | Middle | 41.0% | -6.2pp |
| 97 | East Valley Middle School East Helena · East Helena K-12 | Middle | 40.0% | -7.2pp |
| 98 | Medicine Crow Middle School Billings · Billings Elem | Middle | 39.0% | -8.2pp |
| 99 | Polson Middle School Polson · Polson Elem | Middle | 38.0% | -9.2pp |
| 100 | Huntley Project 7-8 Worden · Huntley Project K-12 Schools | Middle | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
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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.