Montana schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Roosevelt Junior High Red Lodge · Red Lodge Elem | Middle | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 102 | Lockwood Middle School Lockwood · Lockwood K-12 | Middle | 35.0% | -12.2pp |
| 103 | Boulder 7-8 Boulder · Boulder Elem | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 104 | Broadus 7-8 Broadus · Broadus Elem | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 105 | Chinook 7-8 Chinook · Chinook Elem | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 106 | Darby 7-8 Darby · Darby K-12 Schools | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 107 | Forsyth 7-8 Forsyth · Forsyth Elem | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 108 | Helena Flats 7-8 Kalispell · Helena Flats Elem | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 109 | Hot Springs 7-8 Hot Springs · Hot Springs K-12 | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 110 | Lone Rock Middle School Stevensville · Lone Rock Elem | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 111 | Noxon 7-8 Noxon · Noxon Elem | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 112 | Park City 7-8 Park City · Park City Elem | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 113 | St Regis 7-8 St Regis · St Regis K-12 Schools | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 114 | Laurel Middle School Laurel · Laurel Elem | Middle | 34.0% | -13.2pp |
| 115 | Riverside Middle School Billings · Billings Elem | Middle | 33.0% | -14.2pp |
| 116 | Anaconda Jr High School Anaconda · Anaconda Elem | Middle | 32.0% | -15.2pp |
| 117 | Baker 7-8 Baker · Baker K-12 Schools | Middle | 32.0% | -15.2pp |
| 118 | Washington Middle School Glendive · Glendive Elem | Middle | 32.0% | -15.2pp |
| 119 | Whitehall 6-8 Whitehall · Whitehall Elem | Middle | 32.0% | -15.2pp |
| 120 | Ronan Middle School Ronan · Ronan Elem | Middle | 31.0% | -16.2pp |
| 121 | Bonner 6-8 Bonner · Bonner Elem | Middle | 27.0% | -20.2pp |
| 122 | Cut Bank Middle School Cut Bank · Cut Bank Elem | Middle | 27.0% | -20.2pp |
| 123 | Frank Brattin Middle Schl Colstrip · Colstrip Elem | Middle | 27.0% | -20.2pp |
| 124 | St Ignatius Middle School St Ignatius · St Ignatius K-12 Schools | Middle | 27.0% | -20.2pp |
| 125 | Absarokee 6-8 Absarokee · Absarokee Elem | Middle | 24.5% | -22.7pp |
| 126 | Victor Middle School Victor · Victor K-12 Schools | Middle | 24.5% | -22.7pp |
| 127 | Arlee 7-8 Arlee · Arlee Elem | Middle | 22.0% | -25.2pp |
| 128 | Box Elder 7-8 Box Elder · Box Elder Elem | Middle | 17.0% | -30.2pp |
| 129 | Harlem 7-8 Harlem · Harlem Elem | Middle | 17.0% | -30.2pp |
| 130 | Northside School Wolf Point · Wolf Point Elem | Middle | 17.0% | -30.2pp |
| 131 | Wolf Point 7-8 Wolf Point · Wolf Point Elem | Middle | 17.0% | -30.2pp |
| 132 | Hardin Middle School Hardin · Hardin Elem | Middle | 16.0% | -31.2pp |
| 133 | Yellowstone Academy 7-8 Billings · Yellowstone Academy Elem | Middle | 15.0% | -32.2pp |
| 134 | Poplar 5-6 School Poplar · Poplar Elem | Middle | 12.0% | -35.2pp |
| 135 | Browning Middle School Browning · Browning Elem | Middle | 9.0% | -38.2pp |
| 136 | Poplar 7-8 Poplar · Poplar Elem | Middle | 7.5% | -39.7pp |
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.