Most Improved Montana Elementary Schools

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Montana Science Assessment and MAST test scores by the Montana Office of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Monday, February 16, 2026.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 401)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
73	Miami School	Public	PK, KG-8	400 New Miami Colony Lane	Conrad	59425	Pondera County	Miami Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 472-3325	38	2	19		38 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,750							75.1	21.4	179	106		302115000634
68	Ekalaka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	106 E Park St	Ekalaka	59324	Carter County	Ekalaka Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 775-8765	69	7	9.9	49.3%	59 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	$17,001							76.3	32.3	155	87		300967000271
62	Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-6	42448 Valley View Road	Polson	59860	Lake County	Valley View Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 883-2208	35	4	8.7	8.6%	28 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	5 (14.3%)	$10,915							77.8	34.6	147	85		302715000760
124	Lavina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	214 1st St East	Lavina	59046	Golden Valley County	Lavina K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 636-2761	31	5	6.5	74.2%	26 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	$28,327							66.3	15.6	186	62		301629000502
44	Shepherd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7842 Shepherd Road	Shepherd	59079	Yellowstone County	Shepherd Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 373-5516	342	22	15.5	26.9%	312 (91.2%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$8,821							82.1	56.1	105	61		302394000695
17	Whitewater School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Main Street	Whitewater	59544	Phillips County	Whitewater K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 674-5417	19	1	14.7	84.2%	18 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$35,734							94.5	70.2	73	56		302793000779
23	Broadus School	Public	PK, KG-6	518 N Trautman	Broadus	59317	Powder River County	Broadus Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 436-2637	129	10	13.3	2.3%	114 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)	$16,169							89.6	69.8	74	51		300000600120
86	Centerville School	Public	PK, KG-5	693 Stockett Rd	Sand Coulee	59472	Cascade County	Centerville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 736-5167	120	10	11.8	45.8%	103 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.3%)	$11,298							72.8	45.3	129	43		302513000721
133	White Sulphur Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	405 Central Avenue South	White Sulphur Springs	59645	Meagher County	White Sulphur Spgs K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 547-3751	91	9	10	38.5%	81 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	$18,106							63.7	29	166	33		302877000802
58	Frenchtown Intermediate School	Public	4-5	16495 Main Street	Frenchtown	59834	Missoula County	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 626-2622	171	13	12.8	40.4%	147 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.8%)	$12,147							78.7	67.1	81	23		301152001105

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAST English Language Arts, MAST Mathematics, Montana Science Assessment Science test scores released by the Montana Office of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on February 16, 2026, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Montana Office of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection