Best Public Schools in Libby, MT

Summary:

The city of Libby, Montana is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Libby Elementary School, Libby High School, and Libby Middle School. These schools are part of the Libby K-12 Schools district.

Among the three schools, Libby High School stands out, having seen a significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 13th out of 124 Montana high schools in 2022-2023 to 31st out of 122 in 2023-2024, before dropping to 94th out of 182 in 2024-2025. This suggests the school has experienced some fluctuations in performance, but it has maintained a relatively strong ranking compared to other high schools in the state. In contrast, Libby Middle School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, moving from 43rd out of 190 Montana middle schools in 2021-2022 to 62nd out of 187 in 2022-2023, and then to 121st out of 222 in 2024-2025.

Academically, all three schools in Libby struggle with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that are below the state averages. Additionally, the schools have high rates of free and reduced lunch, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. The spending per student and student-teacher ratios vary across the schools, which may contribute to the differences in their performance and rankings.

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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
Libby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 Ski Road	Libby	59923	Lincoln County	Libby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 293-2763	582	39	14.8	67.5%	522 (89.7%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	39.3	255^th of 401 public elementary schools	36.4%					(n/a)				36.0	31.3	$11,436
Libby Middle School	Public	7-8	150 Education Way	Libby	59923	Lincoln County	Libby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 293-8802	182	11	16.8	60.4%	167 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	46.3	121^st of 222 public middle schools	45.5%					(n/a)				36.8	38.4	$13,290
Libby High School	Public	9-12	150 Education Way	Libby	59923	Lincoln County	Libby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 293-8802	363	19	19.0	54.5%	306 (84.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.9%)	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	51.4	94^th of 182 public high schools	48.4%		57.9	31^st of 122 public high schools	74.6%	63	44.3	24.2	30.7			$13,022

Cities Near Libby

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Troy	18.6 mi	5	70^th
Noxon	27.65 mi	3
Marion	29.49 mi	3
Trout Creek	35.91 mi	2
Trego	38.04 mi	1	111^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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