Best Public Schools in Westby, MT

Summary:

The city of Westby, Montana is home to three schools: Westby School (an elementary school), Westby High School, and Westby 7-8 (a middle school), all part of the Westby K-12 Schools district. These small schools serve a total of 57 students across the three campuses.

Westby High School stands out as the top performer, ranking 35th out of 182 Montana high schools and earning a 4-star rating. The school exceeds the state average in 11th-grade proficiency for both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, Westby 7-8 has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 1st out of 156 middle schools in 2014-2015 to 185th out of 222 in 2024-2025, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Science well below the state and district averages.

Westby School (Elementary) also performs well, ranking 53rd out of 212 Montana elementary schools and outperforming the state and district averages in Mathematics proficiency. All three schools in Westby have a notably high spending per student of $23,785, which is significantly above the state average, despite their small enrollments ranging from 9 to 33 students.

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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
Westby School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 5th Ave East	Westby	59275	Sheridan County	Westby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 385-2225	33	5	7.2	27.3%	28 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.7	138^th of 401 public elementary schools	65.6%		76.5	53^rd of 212 public elementary schools	75.0%	85				38.5	69.2	$29,919
Westby High School	Public	9-12	101 5th Ave East	Westby	59275	Sheridan County	Westby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 385-2225	15	3	4.4	20.0%	12 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.7	35^th of 182 public high schools	80.8%					(n/a)	66.7	33.3	33.3			$38,683
Westby 7-8	Public	7-8	101 5th Ave East	Westby	59275	Sheridan County	Westby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 385-2225	9	2	4.3	55.6%	7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.4	185^th of 222 public middle schools	16.7%					(n/a)				0.0	37.5	$56,539

Cities Near Westby

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Plentywood	17.11 mi	3
Medicine Lake	27.5 mi	3	56^th
Froid	37.69 mi	3	64^th
Bainville	48.81 mi	3

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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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