Best Public Schools in Denton, MT

Summary:

The city of Denton, Montana is home to 3 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. These schools serve students from the Denton Elementary and Denton High School districts.

Among the schools in Denton, the standout performer is Denton 6-8 Middle School, which has consistently ranked very high in the state, with a #9 ranking out of 222 Montana middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year. This school boasts a very low student-teacher ratio of 2.4 and exceptional test scores, with 71.43% of students proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, Denton Elementary School has lower test scores compared to the state averages, with 38.46% proficiency in English Language Arts and 23.08% in Mathematics, and a higher student-teacher ratio of 7.7.

Denton High School has shown strong performance in the past, ranking 35th out of 92 high schools in 2014-2015, but has seen a decline in its state ranking in recent years, particularly in Mathematics. The school has a high proficiency rate in English Language Arts (66.67%) compared to the state average of 54.99%, but a 0% proficiency rate in Mathematics.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
Denton High School	Public	9-12	1200 Lehman	Denton	59430	Fergus County	Denton High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 567-2270	16	3	4.7	43.8%	12 (75.0%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)	30.5	138^th of 182 public high schools	24.2%					(n/a)	66.7	0.0	0.0			$75,598
Denton School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Lehman	Denton	59430	Fergus County	Denton Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 567-2270	36	5	7.7	44.4%	33 (91.7%)	1 (2.8%)	2 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.1	274^th of 401 public elementary schools	31.7%					(n/a)				38.5	23.1	$18,231
Denton 6-8	Public	6-8	1200 Lehman	Denton	59430	Fergus County	Denton Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 567-2270	7	3	2.4		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87.3	9^th of 222 public middle schools	95.9%					(n/a)				71.4	71.4	$25,713

Cities Near Denton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lewistown	13.61 mi	8
Stanford	17.45 mi	4
Hobson	22.58 mi	3	37^th
Geraldine	24.68 mi	3	109^th
Geyser	25.98 mi	5

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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.

Best Public Schools in Denton, MT

Denton 6-8

Denton School

Denton High School

Cities Near Denton