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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Lincoln School Glendive · Glendive Elem | Elementary | 38.0% | -9.2pp |
| 302 | Polson Middle School Polson · Polson Elem | Middle | 38.0% | -9.2pp |
| 303 | Sunnyside School Havre · Havre Elem | Elementary | 38.0% | -9.2pp |
| 304 | Big Sky Elementary Billings · Billings Elem | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 305 | Big Sky High School Missoula · Missoula H S | High | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 306 | Bitterroot School Billings · Billings Elem | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 307 | Bonner School Bonner · Bonner Elem | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 308 | Columbia Falls High Schl Columbia Falls · Columbia Falls H S | High | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 309 | Daly School Hamilton · Hamilton K-12 Schools | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 310 | East Evergreen School Kalispell · Evergreen Elem | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 311 | Fairview School Fairview · Fairview Elem | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 312 | Havre High School Havre · Havre H S | High | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 313 | Hillcrest School Harlowton · Harlowton K-12 | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 314 | Huntley Project 7-8 Worden · Huntley Project K-12 Schools | Middle | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 315 | Irle Elementary School Glasgow · Glasgow K-12 Schools | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 316 | Kennedy School Butte · Butte Elem | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 317 | Laurel High School Laurel · Laurel H S | High | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 318 | Lewis & Clark School Great Falls · Great Falls Elem | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 319 | Libby High School Libby · Libby K-12 Schools | High | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 320 | Linderman School Polson · Polson Elem | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 321 | Longfellow School Baker · Baker K-12 Schools | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 322 | Lowell School Missoula · Missoula Elem | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 323 | Mountain View School Great Falls · Great Falls Elem | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 324 | Polson High School Polson · Polson H S | High | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 325 | Ramsay School Ramsay · Ramsay Elem | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 326 | Roosevelt Junior High Red Lodge · Red Lodge Elem | Middle | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 327 | Seeley Lake Elementary Seeley Lake · Seeley Lake Elem | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 328 | Superior Elementary Superior · Superior K-12 Schools | Elementary | 37.0% | -10.2pp |
| 329 | Glacier Gateway Elem Columbia Falls · Columbia Falls Elem | Elementary | 35.0% | -12.2pp |
| 330 | Lockwood Middle School Lockwood · Lockwood K-12 | Middle | 35.0% | -12.2pp |
| 331 | Absarokee School Absarokee · Absarokee Elem | Elementary | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 332 | Boulder 7-8 Boulder · Boulder Elem | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 333 | Bridger Elementary School Bridger · Bridger K-12 Schools | Elementary | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 334 | Broadus 7-8 Broadus · Broadus Elem | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 335 | Centerville School Sand Coulee · Centerville Elem | Elementary | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 336 | Chinook 7-8 Chinook · Chinook Elem | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 337 | Colstrip High School Colstrip · Colstrip H S | High | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 338 | Darby 7-8 Darby · Darby K-12 Schools | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 339 | Forsyth 7-8 Forsyth · Forsyth Elem | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 340 | Fortine School Fortine · Fortine Elem | Elementary | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 341 | H C Davis Elementary Cut Bank · Cut Bank Elem | Elementary | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 342 | Helena Flats 7-8 Kalispell · Helena Flats Elem | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 343 | Hot Springs 7-8 Hot Springs · Hot Springs K-12 | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 344 | Huntley Project High Schl Worden · Huntley Project K-12 Schools | High | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 345 | Jefferson High School Boulder · Jefferson H S | High | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 346 | Lincoln Co High School Eureka · Lincoln County H S | High | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 347 | Lone Rock Middle School Stevensville · Lone Rock Elem | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 348 | Meadowlark School Conrad · Conrad Elem | Elementary | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 349 | Noxon 7-8 Noxon · Noxon Elem | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
| 350 | Park City 7-8 Park City · Park City Elem | Middle | 34.5% | -12.7pp |
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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.