Best Public Schools in West Yellowstone, MT

Summary:

The city of West Yellowstone, Montana is home to three schools that serve students from kindergarten through 12th grade, all part of the West Yellowstone K-12 school district. The district is ranked 167 out of 387 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The standout school in the district appears to be West Yellowstone 6-8, the middle school. This school has consistently ranked higher than the other two schools, with a ranking of 31 out of 222 Montana middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly higher than the district and state averages. In contrast, West Yellowstone School, the elementary school, has lower test scores compared to the district and state averages in all subjects, while West Yellowstone High School has lower test scores than the district and state averages in Mathematics and Science, but is on par with the district average in English Language Arts.

The data also reveals that the elementary school has the highest percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 44.88%, followed by the middle school at 41.54% and the high school at 35%. However, all three schools have the same spending per student at $9,581 for the 2018-2019 school year. Additionally, the high school has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 7.4, while the elementary and middle schools have ratios of 12.3 and 13.1, respectively.

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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
West Yellowstone School	Public	K-5	411 N Geyser	West Yellowstone	59758	Gallatin County	West Yellowstone K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 646-7617	127	10	12.3	44.9%	63 (49.6%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (48.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	43.6	240^th of 401 public elementary schools	40.1%		42.5	136^th of 212 public elementary schools	35.8%	104				39.3	30.7	$12,253
West Yellowstone High School	Public	9-12	411 N Geyser	West Yellowstone	59758	Gallatin County	West Yellowstone K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 646-7617	60	8	7.4	35.0%	34 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)	51	97^th of 182 public high schools	46.7%		40.3	73^rd of 122 public high schools	40.2%	24	50.0	20.0	30.0			$13,375
West Yellowstone 6-8	Public	6-8	411 N Geyser	West Yellowstone	59758	Gallatin County	West Yellowstone K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 646-7617	65	5	13.1	41.5%	34 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	74.5	31^st of 222 public middle schools	86.0%		63	40^th of 123 public middle schools	67.5%	9				56.7	51.7	$12,615

Cities Near West Yellowstone

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank	Rank (0-5)
Gardiner	30.91 mi	3	20^th
Gallatin Gateway	36.14 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.

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