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Best Public Schools in Bozeman, MT

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Schools

8,426

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedBozeman High School1^st of 182 Montana high schools

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Smallest classes

Monforton Primary 12.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Anderson 7-8 and 5 more

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Bozeman, Montana is home to 22 schools, including 14 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The schools in this area demonstrate a range of academic performance, with several standout institutions leading the way.

Bozeman High School is the top-performing high school in the state, ranking #1 out of 182 Montana high schools. It boasts exceptional proficiency rates in English Language Arts (84.77%), Mathematics (61.84%), and Science (61.84%), well above the state averages. Gallatin High School also stands out as a high-performing institution in the area. At the elementary level, Anderson School and Morning Star School are ranked among the top 30 elementary schools in Montana, with impressive academic results.

The Monforton and LaMotte school districts also stand out, with their schools consistently ranking among the top performers in the state across various metrics. However, there is a significant disparity in academic performance and student demographics between the highest-performing and lowest-performing schools in the Bozeman area, with the schools with the lowest free and reduced lunch rates tending to have the highest academic proficiency rates.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT with Writing English Language Arts (2025)	ACT with Writing Mathematics (2025)	ACT with Writing Science (2025)	MAST English Language Arts (2025)	MAST Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT with Writing English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT with Writing Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT with Writing Science 11th Grade	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Anderson School	Public	PK, KG-6	10040 Cottonwood Road	Bozeman	59718	Gallatin County	Anderson Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 587-1305	172	12	14.6	1.7%	149 (86.6%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.8%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	96.2	11^th of 401 public elementary schools	97.3%					(n/a)				81.5	74.1	$11,656
Anderson 7-8	Public	7-8	10040 Cottonwood Road	Bozeman	59718	Gallatin County	Anderson Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 587-1305	49	3	16.0	6.1%	41 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)	97.2	3^rd of 222 public middle schools	98.6%					(n/a)				83.0	89.4	$12,192
Emily Dickinson School	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 Annie Street	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 522-6650	531	33	16.2	23.4%	415 (78.2%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (11.9%)	12 (2.3%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	72.8	87^th of 401 public elementary schools	78.3%					(n/a)				64.2	42.1
Morning Star School	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Arnold St	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 522-6500	482	31	15.8	8.7%	413 (85.7%)	3 (0.6%)	32 (6.6%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	87.5	28^th of 401 public elementary schools	93.0%		94.4	9^th of 212 public elementary schools	95.8%	19				77.0	55.3	$10,166
Hawthorne School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 E Mendenhall	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 522-6700	348	18	19.2	7.8%	324 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	83.3	41^st of 401 public elementary schools	89.8%		93.6	12^th of 212 public elementary schools	94.3%	29				77.6	47.7	$11,101
Irving School	Public	PK, KG-5	811 W Alderson St	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 522-6600	174	13	13.6	46.6%	103 (59.2%)	8 (4.6%)	35 (20.1%)	3 (1.7%)	21 (12.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	68.5	112^th of 401 public elementary schools	72.1%		86.5	23^rd of 212 public elementary schools	89.2%	89				56.5	42.5	$13,278
Longfellow School	Public	PK, KG-5	516 S Tracy	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 522-6150	289	16	18.0	18.7%	267 (92.4%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	77.2	66^th of 401 public elementary schools	83.5%		97.7	1^st of 212 public elementary schools	99.5%	65				70.0	41.0	$13,416
Whittier School	Public	PK, KG-5	511 N 5th	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 522-6750	262	21	12.7	36.6%	192 (73.3%)	3 (1.1%)	46 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	29.1	308^th of 401 public elementary schools	23.2%		42.9	134^th of 212 public elementary schools	36.8%	174				35.5	13.8	$15,169
Chief Joseph Middle School	Public	6-8	4255 Kimberwicke	Bozeman	59718	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 522-6300	751	46	16.4	17.2%	624 (83.1%)	7 (0.9%)	56 (7.5%)	13 (1.7%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	81.9	18^th of 222 public middle schools	91.9%		81.7	17^th of 123 public middle schools	86.2%	1				62.7	60.2	$11,573
Sacajawea Middle School	Public	6-8	3525 So 3rd Ave	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 522-6470	807	50	16.2	25.2%	645 (79.9%)	13 (1.6%)	97 (12.0%)	9 (1.1%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.0%)	84.6	14^th of 222 public middle schools	93.7%		86.3	9^th of 123 public middle schools	92.7%	5				66.0	60.2	$11,556
Hyalite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 West Babcock	Bozeman	59718	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 582-6800	521	33	15.7	35.7%	334 (64.1%)	4 (0.8%)	144 (27.6%)	10 (1.9%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	32.8	289^th of 401 public elementary schools	27.9%		64.2	88^th of 212 public elementary schools	58.5%	201				38.4	18.7	$11,236
Meadowlark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4415 Durston	Bozeman	59718	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 582-6860	492	26	19.2	17.7%	386 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (15.9%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	55.5	179^th of 401 public elementary schools	55.4%		82.9	30^th of 212 public elementary schools	85.8%	149				51.3	34.7	$10,479
Bozeman High School	Public	9-12	205 N 11th Avenue	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 522-6200	1,279	79	16.1	13.6%	1,090 (85.2%)	7 (0.5%)	90 (7.0%)	12 (0.9%)	19 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	58 (4.5%)	97.6	1^st of 182 public high schools	99.5%		88.4	2^nd of 122 public high schools	98.4%	1	84.8	61.8	61.8			$13,086
Gallatin High School	Public	9-12	4450 Annie Street	Bozeman	59718	Gallatin County	Bozeman High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 522-4600	1,442	91	15.9	18.4%	1,221 (84.7%)	7 (0.5%)	128 (8.9%)	26 (1.8%)	17 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	41 (2.8%)	89.5	8^th of 182 public high schools	95.6%		81.8	4^th of 122 public high schools	96.7%	4	73.6	48.9	44.3			$12,063
Bridger Charter School	Public	9-12	205 N 11th Ave	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 522-6097	69	4	16.7	39.1%	62 (89.9%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	49.3	102^nd of 182 public high schools	44.0%					(n/a)	52.2	25.0	21.7
Cottonwood School	Public	PK, KG-8	13233 Cottonwood Road	Bozeman	59718	Gallatin County	Cottonwood Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 763-4903	16	2	7.7		15 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	86.3	29^th of 401 public elementary schools	92.8%					(n/a)				57.1	71.4	$13,567
LaMotte 6-8	Public	6-8	841 Bear Canyon Road	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	LaMotte Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 586-2838	22	2	10.6		22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89.5	5^th of 222 public middle schools	97.7%		96.9	1^st of 123 public middle schools	99.2%	4				85.7	54.6	$22,070
LaMotte School	Public	PK, KG-5	841 Bear Canyon Road	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	LaMotte Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 586-2838	33	4	8.3		31 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	95	16^th of 401 public elementary schools	96.0%		96.6	3^rd of 212 public elementary schools	98.6%	13				76.2	71.4	$19,504
Malmborg School	Public	PK, KG-8	375 Jackson Creek Road	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Malmborg Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 586-2759	8	1	8.0		8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.8	286^th of 401 public elementary schools	28.7%					(n/a)				50.0	0.0	$25,506
Monforton School	Public	3-5	6001 Monforton School Rd	Bozeman	59718	Gallatin County	Monforton Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 586-1557	254	17	15.3	18.5%	229 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	73.9	78^th of 401 public elementary schools	80.5%		80.1	41^st of 212 public elementary schools	80.7%	37				56.1	50.2	$9,484
Monforton Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	6001 Monforton School Rd	Bozeman	59718	Gallatin County	Monforton Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 586-1557	183	15	12.2	21.3%	170 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)						$11,156
Monforton 6-8	Public	6-8	6001 Monforton School Rd	Bozeman	59718	Gallatin County	Monforton Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 586-1557	242	15	16.6	22.3%	214 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.9%)	69.3	48^th of 222 public middle schools	78.4%		85.1	11^th of 123 public middle schools	91.1%	37				57.6	46.5	$9,498

Cities Near Bozeman

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gallatin Gateway	8.73 mi	5
Belgrade	9.33 mi	7
Manhattan	13.61 mi	4	4^th
Livingston	24 mi	6
Clyde Park	26.91 mi	2	6^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.