Best Public Schools in Missoula, Montana

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				ACT English (2019)	ACT Math (2019)	ACT Reading (2019)	ACT Science (2019)	ACT STEM (2019)	ACT Composite (2019)	SBAC English Language Arts (2019)						SBAC Mathematics (2019)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English 11th Grade	ACT Math 11th Grade	ACT Reading 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ACT STEM 11th Grade	ACT Composite 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hellgate Elementary Lower Grades	Public	2-3	2365 Flynn Lane	Missoula	59808	Missoula County	Hellgate Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 721-2160	483	31	15.3	37.1%	415 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	13 (2.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)								(n/a)																			$9,473	$506	$8,967
Hellgate Middle School	Public	7-8	2375 Flynn Lane	Missoula	59802	Missoula County	Hellgate Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 721-2452	523	28	18.9	35.8%	453 (86.6%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.4%)	6 (1.1%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	67.3	17^th of 60 public middle schools	71.7%		60.4	22^nd of 58 public middle schools	62.1%	5							57.2			59.0	62.2	50.0				48.8	52.3	43.2	$8,510	$480	$8,030
Hellgate El Intermediate	Public	4-6	2355 Flynn Lane	Missoula	59808	Missoula County	Hellgate Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 721-2160	511	27	18.9	34.4%	444 (86.9%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	7 (1.4%)	14 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.3%)								(n/a)							60.4	52.4	61.5				62.7	50.3	53.9				$8,187	$468	$7,719
Hellgate High School	Public	9-12	900 South Higgins	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 728-2402	1,231	83	14.8	17.6%	1,066 (86.6%)	22 (1.8%)	41 (3.3%)	22 (1.8%)	74 (6.0%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83.8	11^th of 119 public high schools	90.8%		90.7	7^th of 119 public high schools	94.1%	4	59.9	41.9	49.8	37.2	23.5	42.6													$10,802	$733	$10,069
Sentinel High School	Public	9-12	901 South Avenue West	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 728-2403	1,268	76	16.6	14.4%	1,112 (87.7%)	37 (2.9%)	33 (2.6%)	26 (2.1%)	57 (4.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76.3	19^th of 119 public high schools	84.0%		75.9	20^th of 119 public high schools	83.2%	1	64.8	40.2	47.2	34.7	15.1	40.0													$11,341	$873	$10,467
Big Sky High School	Public	9-12	3100 South Avenue West	Missoula	59804	Missoula County	Missoula High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 728-2401	1,116	68	16.3	23.7%	940 (84.2%)	21 (1.9%)	34 (3.0%)	27 (2.4%)	88 (7.9%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	45.1	62^nd of 119 public high schools	47.9%		43.7	71^st of 119 public high schools	40.3%	9	42.3	31.7	31.9	27.0	11.5	28.3
Chief Charlo School	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 Longview Dr	Missoula	59803	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4005	416	26	15.9	27.4%	351 (84.4%)	12 (2.9%)	22 (5.3%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.4	57^th of 123 public elementary schools	53.7%		71.5	28^th of 116 public elementary schools	75.9%	29							56.5	51.3	65.7				52.0		44.3
Porter Middle School	Public	6-8	2510 Central Avenue	Missoula	59804	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 542-4060	553	33	16.5		423 (76.5%)	17 (3.1%)	32 (5.8%)	13 (2.4%)	66 (11.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56.3	23^rd of 60 public middle schools	61.7%		60.7	21^st of 58 public middle schools	63.8%	2							59.0			62.9	58.3	55.2				41.0	39.6	37.6	$9,158	$577	$8,581
Jeannette Rankin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2625 Briggs Street	Missoula	59803	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4010	504	27	18.8	16.7%	451 (89.5%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.6%)	14 (2.8%)	16 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	89.5	9^th of 123 public elementary schools	92.7%		85.3	9^th of 116 public elementary schools	92.2%								71.3	65.5	77.5				70.2	71.9	72.0				$8,774	$442	$8,331
Franklin School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 South 10th West	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 542-4020	304	22	14.0		244 (80.3%)	14 (4.6%)	21 (6.9%)	8 (2.6%)	17 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.3	62^nd of 123 public elementary schools	49.6%		35.3	81^st of 116 public elementary schools	30.2%	19							56.6	47.1	64.6				48.2
Lewis & Clark School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Park	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4035	483	28	17.3	22.6%	426 (88.2%)	7 (1.4%)	9 (1.9%)	19 (3.9%)	21 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69.3	34^th of 123 public elementary schools	72.4%		73.7	22^nd of 116 public elementary schools	81.0%	12							66.5	67.9	69.0				52.6	61.9	43.6
Lowell School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Sherwood	Missoula	59802	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 542-4040	302	22	13.8		225 (74.5%)	11 (3.6%)	20 (6.6%)	6 (2.0%)	40 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.5	105^th of 123 public elementary schools	14.6%		45.9	65^th of 116 public elementary schools	44.0%	40							41.4		44.3				35.9	36.6					$10,972	$1,238	$9,734
Meadow Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	4210 Reserve	Missoula	59803	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4045	521	30	17.0	35.9%	426 (81.8%)	11 (2.1%)	17 (3.3%)	10 (1.9%)	56 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61.9	18^th of 60 public middle schools	70.0%		61.6	19^th of 58 public middle schools	67.2%	1							55.8			50.8	61.7	55.3				37.0	47.6	54.1	$9,565	$443	$9,122
Paxson School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Evans	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4055	482	26	18.6	28.0%	402 (83.4%)	16 (3.3%)	20 (4.1%)	7 (1.5%)	36 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75.7	26^th of 123 public elementary schools	78.9%		66.5	35^th of 116 public elementary schools	69.8%	9							64.3	68.3	65.2				57.0	58.5	62.5				$8,643	$443	$8,200
Rattlesnake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Pineview Drive	Missoula	59802	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4050	475	31	15.2	14.9%	446 (93.9%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	89.2	10^th of 123 public elementary schools	91.9%		79.3	16^th of 116 public elementary schools	86.2%	6							75.1	73.8	75.4				68.2	72.7	60.2				$8,430	$743	$7,687
Russell School	Public	PK, KG-5	3216 Russell Street	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 542-4080	360	26	13.7		286 (79.4%)	11 (3.1%)	16 (4.4%)	14 (3.9%)	31 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	62.6	45^th of 123 public elementary schools	63.4%		38.4	76^th of 116 public elementary schools	34.5%	31							61.5	70.0	57.8				55.1	57.6	42.4				$10,565	$767	$9,798
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	645 West Central Ave	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4085	641	37	17.1	17.8%	571 (89.1%)	10 (1.6%)	10 (1.6%)	26 (4.1%)	24 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82.3	8^th of 60 public middle schools	86.7%		81.1	5^th of 58 public middle schools	91.4%	3							63.1			65.3	62.8	61.2				53.9	58.9	53.9	$9,037	$752	$8,285
Target Range School	Public	PK, KG-6	4095 South Avenue West	Missoula	59804	Missoula County	Target Range Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 549-9239	454	27	16.6	35.5%	396 (87.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.8%)	10 (2.2%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	63.6	43^rd of 123 public elementary schools	65.0%		55.2	52^nd of 116 public elementary schools	55.2%	9							60.9	62.7	56.9	64.0			63.5	51.5	38.5	51.3			$8,120	$464	$7,655
Target Range 7-8	Public	6-8	4095 South Avenue West	Missoula	59804	Missoula County	Target Range Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 549-9239	132	8	16.1	37.1%	110 (83.3%)	2 (1.5%)	7 (5.3%)	2 (1.5%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	84.8	5^th of 60 public middle schools	91.7%		64.8	18^th of 58 public middle schools	69.0%	13							62.3				62.4	62.2					58.5	60.4	$8,120	$464	$7,655
Hawthorne School	Public	PK, KG-5	2835 South 3rd West	Missoula	59804	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 542-4025	414	28	14.7		339 (81.9%)	6 (1.4%)	23 (5.6%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	84.8	14^th of 123 public elementary schools	88.6%		86	8^th of 116 public elementary schools	93.1%	6							66.0	65.6	64.0				79.3	72.1	65.3				$9,670	$833	$8,837
DeSmet School	Public	PK, KG-6	6355 Padre Lane	Missoula	59802	Missoula County	DeSmet Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 549-4994	82	8	9.6		64 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.8%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.5%)								(n/a)
DeSmet 7-8	Public	7-8	6355 Padre Lane	Missoula	59802	Missoula County	DeSmet Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 549-4994	24	4	6.6		19 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lolo	6.97 mi	4	41^st
Bonner	7.95 mi	4
Frenchtown	13.77 mi	4	24^th
Florence	15.16 mi	3	21^st
Clinton	16.52 mi	2

Best Public Schools in Missoula, MT

Jeannette Rankin Elementary

Rattlesnake Elementary School

Hawthorne School

Target Range 7-8

Hellgate High School

Washington Middle School

Sentinel High School

Paxson School

Lewis & Clark School

Hellgate Middle School

Target Range School

Russell School

Meadow Hill Middle School

Porter Middle School

Chief Charlo School

Franklin School

Big Sky High School

Lowell School

DeSmet 7-8

DeSmet School

Hellgate El Intermediate

Hellgate Elementary Lower Grades

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