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Best Schools in Montana (2026)

940 schools across 401 districts and 238 cities, starting with the place you want to live.

Not yet ratedNo axis is drawn until three districts have rated campuses.

The local route

No metro map yet; start with the biggest places.

  1. Billings

    57 schools on file.

  2. Missoula

    37 schools on file.

  3. Bozeman

    36 schools on file.

The districts

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The schools

The ten highest-rated schools; open a profile for the evidence.

The map

Where the highest-rated schools sit.
The 50 highest-rated schools in Montana, pinned and colored by score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries.

The cities

The twenty places with the most schools.

The record

Total schools
940
Districts
401
Cities/towns
238
Average rating
6.3
out of 10
Math proficiency
46%
avg across schools
ELA proficiency
58%
avg across schools
Avg student-teacher ratio
11.9:1
Estimated scores
9%
83 of 940 schools use estimated academic data from nearby schools

Questions

How many schools are ranked in Montana?

MySchoolScout has rankings and data for 940 public schools across 401 districts in Montana.

What is the average school rating in Montana?

The average MySchoolScout composite score for ranked schools in Montana is 6.3 out of 10.

What percentage of students in Montana are proficient in math?

On average, 46.1% of students across ranked schools in Montana are proficient in math, based on the most recent state assessment data.

What percentage of students in Montana are proficient in reading?

On average, 58.0% of students across ranked schools in Montana are proficient in reading and ELA, based on the most recent state assessment data.

What is the average student-teacher ratio in Montana?

The average student-teacher ratio across ranked schools in Montana is 11.9:1.

What is the top-ranked school in Montana?

The top-ranked school in Montana on MySchoolScout is Lincoln School in Baker, with a composite score of 9.8/10.

How does MySchoolScout rate schools in Montana?

MySchoolScout rates schools using publicly available data from the NCES Common Core of Data and the Montana Department of Education. Each school receives a 1-10 composite score built from Student Growth, Poverty-Adjusted Academic Achievement, and School Environment — plus College Readiness for high schools. Weights vary by school level, and equity data is shown for context but not scored.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Montana Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.