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Best Public Schools in Florence, MT

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718

Students

Top rankedFlorence-Carlton High School50^th of 182 Montana high schools

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Summary:

The city of Florence, Montana is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Florence-Carlton K-12 School District. The standout performer in the district is Florence-Carlton High School, which ranks 50th out of 182 Montana high schools and earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperformed the state average in ACT proficiency for 11th-grade students in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

At the middle school level, Florence-Carlton 6-8 also stands out, ranking 82nd out of 222 Montana middle schools with a 3-star rating. The school achieved higher proficiency rates than the district and state averages in MAST/English Language Arts for all grades. Meanwhile, Florence-Carlton Elementary School had higher proficiency rates than the state average in MAST/English Language Arts and MAST/Mathematics for all grades.

Across the district, the schools maintain consistent performance, all sharing the same district ranking of 133 out of 387 in Montana and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The data suggests a focus on language arts instruction at the middle school level, while mathematics proficiency could be an area for improvement across the grade levels.

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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 (2025)	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
Florence-Carlton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5602 Old Highway 93	Florence	59833	Ravalli County	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 273-6741	301	23	13.0	30.9%	265 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	59.4	157^th of 401 public elementary schools	60.8%		68.1	78^th of 212 public elementary schools	63.2%	79				49.7	41.3	$12,417
Florence-Carlton High School	Public	9-12	5602 Old Highway 93	Florence	59833	Ravalli County	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 273-6301	237	16	14.9	32.5%	208 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	68.3	50^th of 182 public high schools	72.5%		56.5	34^th of 122 public high schools	72.1%	16	54.2	32.2	37.3			$12,665
Florence-Carlton 6-8	Public	6-8	5602 Old Highway 93	Florence	59833	Ravalli County	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 273-0587	180	12	15.5	28.9%	163 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	60.1	82^nd of 222 public middle schools	63.1%		46.5	62^nd of 123 public middle schools	49.6%	20				57.5	34.1	$9,600

Cities Near Florence

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stevensville	5.8 mi	5	134^th
Lolo	9.22 mi	4	142^nd
Missoula	13 mi	25	63^rd
Victor	15.34 mi	3	209^th
Bonner	18.99 mi	4	98^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.

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