Best Public Schools in Dillon, MT

Summary:

The city of Dillon, Montana is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The schools in this area show a wide range of performance, with Parkview School and Beaverhead County High School consistently ranking among the top schools in the state, while Grant School is an outlier with significantly lower test scores and rankings.

Parkview School and Beaverhead County High School both have test scores that exceed the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, earning them 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Grant School has 0% proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, placing it among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

The schools in Dillon also vary in their free and reduced lunch rates, with Parkview School having the highest rate at 46.68%, followed by Dillon Middle School at 40.15% and Beaverhead County High School at 34.22%. The data also shows that spending per student and student-teacher ratios do not necessarily correlate with school performance, as Grant School, the lowest-performing school, has the highest spending per student and the lowest student-teacher ratio.

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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
Beaverhead County High School	Public	9-12	104 North Pacific Street	Dillon	59725	Beaverhead County	Beaverhead County High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 683-2361	339	22	15.1	34.2%	293 (86.4%)	5 (1.5%)	23 (6.8%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76	29^th of 182 public high schools	84.1%		68.3	13^th of 122 public high schools	89.3%	16	54.9	38.0	43.7			$16,776
Dillon Middle School	Public	6-8	22 N Cottom	Dillon	59725	Beaverhead County	Dillon Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 683-2368	259	15	17.7	40.2%	235 (90.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.1%)	70.4	43^rd of 222 public middle schools	80.6%		79.8	21^st of 123 public middle schools	82.9%	22				56.1	44.2	$11,199
Parkview School	Public	PK, KG-5	22 N Cottom	Dillon	59725	Beaverhead County	Dillon Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 683-2373	497	31	16.2	46.7%	436 (87.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.0%)	69.9	98^th of 401 public elementary schools	75.6%		81.7	36^th of 212 public elementary schools	83.0%	62				52.8	46.6	$12,149
Grant School	Public	PK, KG-8	12420 MT Hwy 324	Dillon	59725	Beaverhead County	Grant Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 681-3143	7	1	7.0		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.5	398^th of 401 public elementary schools	0.7%					(n/a)				0.0	0.0	$17,847

Cities Near Dillon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Glen	17.5 mi	1
Polaris	24.54 mi	1
Alder	27.31 mi	1
Twin Bridges	27.76 mi	3	27^th
Sheridan	27.86 mi	3	52^nd

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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.

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