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Montana schools ranked by test score

Latest EDFacts (federal) year (2020-21). 435 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 47.2%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
251Smith Valley 7-8
Kalispell · Smith Valley Elem
Middle44.5%-2.7pp
252St Regis School
St Regis · St Regis K-12 Schools
Elementary44.5%-2.7pp
253Stanford School
Stanford · Stanford K-12 Schools
Elementary44.5%-2.7pp
254Superior 7-8
Superior · Superior K-12 Schools
Middle44.5%-2.7pp
255Sweet Grass Co High Schl
Big Timber · Sweet Grass County H S
High44.5%-2.7pp
256Vaughn Elementary
Vaughn · Vaughn Elem
Elementary44.5%-2.7pp
257East Middle School
Butte · Butte Elem
Middle44.0%-3.2pp
258Huntley Project Elem K-6
Worden · Huntley Project K-12 Schools
Elementary44.0%-3.2pp
259Will James Middle School
Billings · Billings Elem
Middle44.0%-3.2pp
260Billings Sr High School
Billings · Billings H S
High43.0%-4.2pp
261C M Russell High School
Great Falls · Great Falls H S
High43.0%-4.2pp
262Elder Grove 7-8
Billings · Elder Grove Elem
Middle43.0%-4.2pp
263Evergreen Junior High
Kalispell · Evergreen Elem
Middle43.0%-4.2pp
264Hamilton Middle School
Hamilton · Hamilton K-12 Schools
Middle43.0%-4.2pp
265Margaret Leary School
Butte · Butte Elem
Elementary43.0%-4.2pp
266Sunnyside School
Great Falls · Great Falls Elem
Elementary43.0%-4.2pp
267Anna Jeffries Elementary
Cut Bank · Cut Bank Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
268Beartooth School
Billings · Billings Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
269Big Timber School
Big Timber · Big Timber Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
270Broadwater School
Billings · Billings Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
271Castle Rock Middle School
Billings · Billings Elem
Middle42.0%-5.2pp
272Cecelia Hazelton School
Townsend · Townsend K-12 Schools
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
273Central School
Helena · Helena Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
274Eureka Elementary School
Eureka · Eureka Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
275Franklin School
Missoula · Missoula Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
276Helena Flats School
Kalispell · Helena Flats Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
277Independent School
Billings · Independent Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
278Kessler Elementary School
Helena · Helena Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
279Lolo Elementary
Lolo · Lolo Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
280McKinley School
Billings · Billings Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
281Park City School
Park City · Park City Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
282Plains Elementary School
Plains · Plains K-12
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
283Poly Drive School
Billings · Billings Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
284Roundup 7-8
Roundup · Roundup Elem
Middle42.0%-5.2pp
285Roundup Elementary
Roundup · Roundup Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
286Sandstone School
Billings · Billings Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
287Stevensville 7-8
Stevensville · Stevensville Elem
Middle42.0%-5.2pp
288Stevensville K-6
Stevensville · Stevensville Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
289Swan River School
Bigfork · Swan River Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
290Utterback 4-6
Conrad · Conrad Elem
Middle42.0%-5.2pp
291Valley View School
Great Falls · Great Falls Elem
Elementary42.0%-5.2pp
292Washington Middle School 6-8
Miles City · Miles City Elem
Middle41.0%-6.2pp
293East Valley Middle School
East Helena · East Helena K-12
Middle40.0%-7.2pp
294Giant Springs Elementary
Great Falls · Great Falls Elem
Elementary40.0%-7.2pp
295West Elementary School
Butte · Butte Elem
Elementary40.0%-7.2pp
296Fred W Graff School
Laurel · Laurel Elem
Elementary39.0%-8.2pp
297Lincoln School
Miles City · Miles City Elem
Elementary39.0%-8.2pp
298Medicine Crow Middle School
Billings · Billings Elem
Middle39.0%-8.2pp
299Skyview High School
Billings · Billings H S
High39.0%-8.2pp
300Fred Moodry Intermediate
Anaconda · Anaconda Elem
Elementary38.0%-9.2pp
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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.