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Best Public Schools in Beaverhead County, MT

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1,182

Students

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Top rankedJackson School9^th of 401 Montana elementary schools

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Beaverhead County High School 15.1 students per teacher

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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
Beaverhead County High School	Public	9-12	104 North Pacific Street	Dillon	59725	Beaverhead County	Beaverhead County High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 683-2361	339	22	15.1	34.2%	293 (86.4%)	5 (1.5%)	23 (6.8%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76	29^th of 182 public high schools	84.1%		68.3	13^th of 122 public high schools	89.3%	16	54.9	38.0	43.7			$16,776
Dillon Middle School	Public	6-8	22 N Cottom	Dillon	59725	Beaverhead County	Dillon Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 683-2368	259	15	17.7	40.2%	235 (90.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.1%)	70.4	43^rd of 222 public middle schools	80.6%		79.8	21^st of 123 public middle schools	82.9%	22				56.1	44.2	$11,199
Parkview School	Public	PK, KG-5	22 N Cottom	Dillon	59725	Beaverhead County	Dillon Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 683-2373	497	31	16.2	46.7%	436 (87.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.0%)	69.9	98^th of 401 public elementary schools	75.6%		81.7	36^th of 212 public elementary schools	83.0%	62				52.8	46.6	$12,149
Wise River School	Public	PK, KG-8	175 Swamp Creek Road	Wise River	59762	Beaverhead County	Wise River Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 832-3279	7	1	7.0		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.5	111^th of 401 public elementary schools	72.3%					(n/a)				50.0	50.0	$29,598
Grant School	Public	PK, KG-8	12420 MT Hwy 324	Dillon	59725	Beaverhead County	Grant Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 681-3143	7	1	7.0		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.5	398^th of 401 public elementary schools	0.7%					(n/a)				0.0	0.0	$17,847
Jackson School	Public	PK, KG-8	415 Jardine	Jackson	59736	Beaverhead County	Jackson Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 834-3138	2	2	1.0		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99.7	9^th of 401 public elementary schools	97.8%					(n/a)				100.0	100.0	$75,369
Lima School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 North Harrison	Lima	59739	Beaverhead County	Lima K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 276-3571	21	4	4.8	66.7%	19 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.5	290^th of 401 public elementary schools	27.7%		22.8	176^th of 212 public elementary schools	17.0%	114				35.7	7.1	$24,071
Lima High School	Public	9-12	1 North Harrison	Lima	59739	Beaverhead County	Lima K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 276-3571	13	3	4.2	38.5%	13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.4	145^th of 182 public high schools	20.3%					(n/a)	60.0	0.0	0.0			$29,133
Lima 7-8	Public	7-8	1 North Harrison	Lima	59739	Beaverhead County	Lima K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 276-3571	5	2	2.8		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	54.8	103^rd of 222 public middle schools	53.6%					(n/a)				60.0	20.0	$37,422
Polaris School	Public	PK, KG-8	4210 Pioneer Mnt Scenic Byway	Polaris	59746	Beaverhead County	Polaris Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 834-3403	8	1	8.0		8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60	155^th of 401 public elementary schools	61.3%					(n/a)				66.7	0.0	$20,727
Reichle School	Public	PK, KG-8	6715 Schoolhouse Rd	Glen	59732	Beaverhead County	Reichle Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 835-2281	15	2	7.5		15 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87.7	26^th of 401 public elementary schools	93.5%					(n/a)				66.7	66.7	$16,157
Wisdom School	Public	PK, KG-8	408 Elm Street	Wisdom	59761	Beaverhead County	Wisdom Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 689-3227	9	2	4.5		8 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84.9	34^th of 401 public elementary schools	91.5%					(n/a)				83.3	50.0	$17,060

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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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