Best schools in Montana (2025)
The top five of 836 schools in each category, with links to the full top 100. Rankings use the Success Index (US), built only from official American data.
Montana has 836 schools educating 146,866 students in 2025: 836 public.
The median Enrollment across Montana is 81. Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
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Best elementary schools in Montana
Schools classified as elementary by NCES.
Morning Star School
Bozeman · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
482 students
Amsterdam School
Manhattan · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
149 students
Fairfield Elementary School
Fairfield · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
173 students
Belt School
Belt · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
178 students
Creston School
Kalispell · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
83 students
Best middle schools in Montana
Schools classified as middle schools by NCES.
Clancy 7-8
Clancy · Public middle · Grades 7–8
89 students
Monforton 6-8
Bozeman · Public middle · Grades 6–8
242 students
Canyon Creek 6-8
Billings · Public middle · Grades 6–8
69 students
Cascade 6-8
Cascade · Public middle · Grades 6–8
74 students
Sacajawea Middle School
Bozeman · Public middle · Grades 6–8
807 students
Best high schools in Montana
Schools classified as high schools by NCES.
Fairfield High School
Fairfield · Public high · Grades 9–12
107 students
Lone Peak High School
Gallatin Gateway · Public high · Grades 9–12
117 students
Gallatin High School
Bozeman · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,442 students
Billings Early College School
Billings · Public high · Grades 9–12
60 students
Bozeman High School
Bozeman · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,279 students
Best traditional public schools in Montana
District-run public schools.
Morning Star School
Bozeman · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
482 students
Clancy 7-8
Clancy · Public middle · Grades 7–8
89 students
Amsterdam School
Manhattan · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
149 students
Fairfield Elementary School
Fairfield · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
173 students
Belt School
Belt · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
178 students
Best schools by math proficiency in Montana
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in math on the state assessment (EDFacts, all students), for schools with 30 or more tested students.
Morning Star School
Bozeman · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
482 students
Belt School
Belt · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
178 students
Hawthorne School
Bozeman · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
348 students
Fairfield Elementary School
Fairfield · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
173 students
Fort Benton School
Fort Benton · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
162 students
Best schools by reading proficiency in Montana
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students).
Morning Star School
Bozeman · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
482 students
Fairfield Elementary School
Fairfield · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
173 students
Fort Benton School
Fort Benton · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
162 students
Amsterdam School
Manhattan · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
149 students
Clancy 7-8
Clancy · Public middle · Grades 7–8
89 students
Best lowest student–teacher ratio in Montana
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students.
Poplar 5-6 School
Poplar · Public middle · Grades 5–6
124 students
Colstrip High School
Colstrip · Public high · Grades 9–12
155 students
Culbertson School
Culbertson · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
124 students
Poplar School
Poplar · Public elementary · Grades PK–4
329 students
Conrad High School
Conrad · Public high · Grades 9–12
126 students
Best largest schools in Montana
Schools with the highest enrollment.
Billings West High School
Billings · Public high · Grades 9–12
2,115 students
Billings Sr High School
Billings · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,629 students
Great Falls High School
Great Falls · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,548 students
Skyview High School
Billings · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,542 students
Flathead High School
Kalispell · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,541 students
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best elementary school in Montana?
Morning Star School in Bozeman ranks first among elementary schools in Montana with a Success Index (US) of 87.6 out of 100 (Enrollment: 482).
How are elementary schools in Montana ranked?
Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.