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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Washington Middle School Missoula · Missoula Elem | Middle | 57.0% | +9.8pp |
| 102 | C R Anderson Middle Schl Helena · Helena Elem | Middle | 56.0% | +8.8pp |
| 103 | Helena High School Helena · Helena H S | High | 56.0% | +8.8pp |
| 104 | Meadow Hill Middle School Missoula · Missoula Elem | Middle | 56.0% | +8.8pp |
| 105 | Glacier High School Kalispell · Flathead H S | High | 55.0% | +7.8pp |
| 106 | North Middle School Great Falls · Great Falls Elem | Middle | 55.0% | +7.8pp |
| 107 | Sacajawea School Great Falls · Great Falls Elem | Elementary | 55.0% | +7.8pp |
| 108 | Big Sandy 7-8 Big Sandy · Big Sandy K-12 | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 109 | Bissell School Whitefish · Olney-Bissell Elem | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 110 | Broadview School Broadview · Broadview Elem | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 111 | Choteau 7-8 Choteau · Choteau Elem | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 112 | Clinton 7-8 Clinton · Clinton Elem | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 113 | Columbus High School Columbus · Columbus H S | High | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 114 | Dutton/Brady Elementary Dutton · Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 115 | Ekalaka Elementary School Ekalaka · Ekalaka Elem | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 116 | Ennis 7-8 Ennis · Ennis K-12 Schools | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 117 | Fairfield 7-8 Fairfield · Fairfield Elem | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 118 | Florence-Carlton HS Florence · Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls | High | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 119 | Fort Shaw Elem School Fort Shaw · Sun River Valley Elem | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 120 | Gallatin Gateway 7-8 Gallatin Gateway · Gallatin Gateway Elem | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 121 | Jordan Elementary School Jordan · Jordan Elem | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 122 | Kila 7-8 Kila · Kila Elem | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 123 | Kinsey School Kinsey · Kinsey Elem | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 124 | Lincoln Elementary School Lincoln · Lincoln K-12 Schools | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 125 | Red Lodge High School Red Lodge · Red Lodge H S | High | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 126 | Redwater 7-8 Circle · Circle Elem | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 127 | Sheridan Elementary Schl Sheridan · Sheridan Elem | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 128 | Sun River Middle School Simms · Sun River Valley Elem | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 129 | Sunburst Elementary Sunburst · Sunburst K-12 Schools | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 130 | Thompson Falls High Schl Thompson Falls · Thompson Falls H S | High | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 131 | West Yellowstone 6-8 West Yellowstone · West Yellowstone K-12 | Middle | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 132 | Wibaux Elementary School Wibaux · Wibaux K-12 Schools | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.3pp |
| 133 | Belgrade Middle School Belgrade · Belgrade Elem | Middle | 53.0% | +5.8pp |
| 134 | Capital High School Helena · Helena H S | High | 53.0% | +5.8pp |
| 135 | Beaverhead Co High School Dillon · Beaverhead County H S | High | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 136 | Bigfork Elementary Bigfork · Bigfork Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 137 | Billings West High School Billings · Billings H S | High | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 138 | Canyon Creek School Billings · Canyon Creek Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 139 | Cayuse Prairie School Kalispell · Cayuse Prairie Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 140 | Central Heights School Billings · Billings Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 141 | Choteau School Choteau · Choteau Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 142 | Columbus Middle School Columbus · Columbus Elem | Middle | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 143 | Cornelius Hedges School Kalispell · Kalispell Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 144 | Corvallis 7-8 Corvallis · Corvallis K-12 Schools | Middle | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 145 | Elrod School Kalispell · Kalispell Elem | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 146 | Elysian Middle School Billings · Elysian Elem | Middle | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 147 | Florence-Carlton 6-8 Florence · Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls | Middle | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 148 | Frenchtown Elementary School Frenchtown · Frenchtown K-12 Schools | Elementary | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 149 | Frenchtown High School Frenchtown · Frenchtown K-12 Schools | High | 52.0% | +4.8pp |
| 150 | Hawthorne School Helena · Helena Elem | Elementary | 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.