Montana schools ranked by test score
Latest EDFacts (federal) year (2020-21). 435 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 47.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Shields Valley 7-8 Clyde Park · Shields Valley Elem | Middle | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 52 | Swan River 6-8 Bigfork · Swan River Elem | Middle | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 53 | Three Forks High School Three Forks · Three Forks H S | High | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 54 | Twin Bridges School Twin Bridges · Twin Bridges K-12 Schools | Elementary | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 55 | West Glacier School West Glacier · West Glacier Elem | Elementary | 64.5% | +17.3pp |
| 56 | Chief Joseph Middle School Bozeman · Bozeman Elem | Middle | 64.0% | +16.8pp |
| 57 | Hellgate Middle School Missoula · Hellgate Elem | Middle | 64.0% | +16.8pp |
| 58 | L A Muldown School Whitefish · Whitefish Elem | Elementary | 64.0% | +16.8pp |
| 59 | Meadowlark Elementary Bozeman · Bozeman Elem | Elementary | 64.0% | +16.8pp |
| 60 | Somers Middle School Somers · Somers Elem | Middle | 63.0% | +15.8pp |
| 61 | Belt School Belt · Belt Elem | Elementary | 62.0% | +14.8pp |
| 62 | Chief Charlo School Missoula · Missoula Elem | Elementary | 62.0% | +14.8pp |
| 63 | Clancy 7-8 Clancy · Clancy Elem | Middle | 62.0% | +14.8pp |
| 64 | Clancy School Clancy · Clancy Elem | Elementary | 62.0% | +14.8pp |
| 65 | Elysian School Billings · Elysian Elem | Elementary | 62.0% | +14.8pp |
| 66 | Ennis School Ennis · Ennis K-12 Schools | Elementary | 62.0% | +14.8pp |
| 67 | Forsyth Elementary School Forsyth · Forsyth Elem | Elementary | 62.0% | +14.8pp |
| 68 | Hawthorne School Missoula · Missoula Elem | Elementary | 62.0% | +14.8pp |
| 69 | Lillian Peterson School Kalispell · Kalispell Elem | Elementary | 62.0% | +14.8pp |
| 70 | Russell School Kalispell · Kalispell Elem | Elementary | 62.0% | +14.8pp |
| 71 | Whitefish High School Whitefish · Whitefish H S | High | 62.0% | +14.8pp |
| 72 | Kalispell Middle School Kalispell · Kalispell Elem | Middle | 61.0% | +13.8pp |
| 73 | Target Range School Missoula · Target Range Elem | Elementary | 61.0% | +13.8pp |
| 74 | West Valley Middle School Kalispell · West Valley Elem | Middle | 61.0% | +13.8pp |
| 75 | West Valley School Kalispell · West Valley Elem | Elementary | 61.0% | +13.8pp |
| 76 | Hellgate High School Missoula · Missoula H S | High | 60.0% | +12.8pp |
| 77 | Sentinel High School Missoula · Missoula H S | High | 60.0% | +12.8pp |
| 78 | Gallatin High School Bozeman · Bozeman H S | High | 59.0% | +11.8pp |
| 79 | Manhattan 6-8 Manhattan · Manhattan School | Middle | 59.0% | +11.8pp |
| 80 | Whitefish Middle 5-8 Whitefish · Whitefish Elem | Middle | 59.0% | +11.8pp |
| 81 | Ben Steele Middle School Billings · Billings Elem | Middle | 58.0% | +10.8pp |
| 82 | Hellgate El Intermediate Missoula · Hellgate Elem | Middle | 58.0% | +10.8pp |
| 83 | Boulder Elementary School Boulder · Boulder Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 84 | Broadwater School Helena · Helena Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 85 | Cascade School Cascade · Cascade Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 86 | Columbus Elem School Columbus · Columbus Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 87 | Hamilton High School Hamilton · Hamilton K-12 Schools | High | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 88 | Hellgate Elem Lower Grades Missoula · Hellgate Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 89 | Hillcrest School Butte · Butte Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 90 | Irving School Bozeman · Bozeman Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 91 | Lewis & Clark School Lewistown · Lewistown Elem | Middle | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 92 | Lewistown 7-8 Lewistown · Lewistown Elem | Middle | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 93 | Loy School Great Falls · Great Falls Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 94 | Malta K-5 Malta · Malta K-12 Schools | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 95 | Manhattan Elem Manhattan · Manhattan School | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 96 | Meadowlark School Billings · Billings Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 97 | Mountain View School Red Lodge · Red Lodge Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 98 | Ophir 7-8 Gallatin Gateway · Big Sky School K-12 | Middle | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 99 | Parkview School Dillon · Dillon Elem | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 100 | Plentywood School Plentywood · Plentywood K-12 Schools | Elementary | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
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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.