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Best Public Schools in Carter County, MT

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Schools

146

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedHammond School12^th of 401 Montana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Ekalaka Elementary School up 87 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

Hammond School and 2 more

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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
Alzada School	Public	PK, KG-8	236 Spring Street	Alzada	59311	Carter County	Alzada Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 828-4445	8	1	8.0		7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	67.8	117^th of 401 public elementary schools	70.8%					(n/a)				75.0	50.0	$18,159
Carter County High School	Public	9-12	111 W Speelmon St	Ekalaka	59324	Carter County	Carter County High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 775-8767	36	5	6.6	83.3%	33 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.3%)	50.7	99^th of 182 public high schools	45.6%		28.8	95^th of 122 public high schools	22.1%	4	50.0	25.0	25.0			$31,102
Ekalaka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	106 E Park St	Ekalaka	59324	Carter County	Ekalaka Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 775-8765	69	7	9.9	49.3%	59 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	76.3	68^th of 401 public elementary schools	83.0%		32.3	155^th of 212 public elementary schools	26.9%	87				50.0	68.8	$17,001
Ekalaka 7-8	Public	7-8	111 W Speelmon	Ekalaka	59324	Carter County	Ekalaka Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 775-8767	25	2	16.6	48.0%	23 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	67.1	53^rd of 222 public middle schools	76.1%		62.7	41^st of 123 public middle schools	66.7%	12				31.8	95.5	$12,698
Hammond School	Public	PK, KG-8	10851 Highway 212	Hammond	59332	Carter County	Hawks Home Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 427-5438	3	1	3.0		3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95.9	12^th of 401 public elementary schools	97.0%					(n/a)				100.0	66.7	$17,751
Hawks Home School	Public	PK, KG-8	1461 Hammond Road	Hammond	59332	Carter County	Hawks Home Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 892-5881	5	1	5.0		5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95.9	12^th of 401 public elementary schools	97.0%					(n/a)				100.0	66.7	$27,015

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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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