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Best Public Schools in Cascade County, MT

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11,373

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Top rankedBelt 7-821^st of 222 Montana middle schools

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Centerville School up 43 spots statewide this year

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Mountain View School 9.7 students per teacher

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Meadow Lark School and 26 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
Ulm Junior High	Public	6-8	6 Ulm Vaughn Road	Ulm	59485	Cascade County	Ulm Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 866-3313	15	3	5.0	40.0%	13 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)	75	30^th of 222 public middle schools	86.5%					(n/a)				42.9	78.6	$26,973
Fairhaven Colony	Public	PK, KG-8	9 Miles SW of Ulm	Ulm	59485	Cascade County	Ulm Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 866-3313	30	2	13.3		30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.1	153^rd of 401 public elementary schools	61.8%					(n/a)				50.0	45.8	$10,094
Ulm School	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Ulm-Vaughn Road	Ulm	59485	Cascade County	Ulm Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 866-3313	69	8	9.0	33.3%	63 (91.3%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	53.6	190^th of 401 public elementary schools	52.6%					(n/a)				42.4	39.4	$11,209
Centerville High School	Public	9-12	693 Stockett Rd	Sand Coulee	59472	Cascade County	Centerville High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 736-5167	73	7	9.9	39.7%	67 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	53.9	88^th of 182 public high schools	51.6%		60.6	27^th of 122 public high schools	77.9%	61	60.0	20.0	26.7			$19,497
Grass Land Colony School	Public	PK, KG-8	714 Eden Rd	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Centerville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 736-5322	21	2	10.2		21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.6	342^nd of 401 public elementary schools	14.7%		17.6	183^rd of 212 public elementary schools	13.7%	159				26.7	20.0	$11,124
Hill Top Colony School	Public	PK, KG-8	909 Spring Creek Road	Stockett	59480	Cascade County	Centerville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 736-5169	19	2	9.3		19 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.4	228^th of 401 public elementary schools	43.1%		30.5	160^th of 212 public elementary schools	24.5%	68				28.6	64.3	$9,626
Centerville 6-8	Public	6-8	693 Stockett Rd	Sand Coulee	59472	Cascade County	Centerville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 736-5167	65	5	13.2	49.2%	54 (83.1%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)	55.3	100^th of 222 public middle schools	55.0%		22.4	100^th of 123 public middle schools	18.7%					48.3	34.5	$10,450
Big Stone School	Public	PK, KG-8	251 Goonhill Road	Sand Coulee	59472	Cascade County	Centerville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 736-5167	17	2	8.3		17 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.4	104^th of 401 public elementary schools	74.1%		51.9	121^st of 212 public elementary schools	42.9%	17				37.5	81.3	$11,456
Centerville School	Public	PK, KG-5	693 Stockett Rd	Sand Coulee	59472	Cascade County	Centerville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 736-5167	120	10	11.8	45.8%	103 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.3%)	72.8	86^th of 401 public elementary schools	78.6%		45.3	129^th of 212 public elementary schools	39.2%	43				52.1	50.0	$11,298
Simms High School	Public	9-12	123 Walker Street	Simms	59477	Cascade County	Simms High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 264-5110	91	10	9.1	39.6%	76 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.6%)	33.7	134^th of 182 public high schools	26.4%		40.5	70^th of 122 public high schools	42.6%	64	33.3	26.7	13.3			$20,517
Cascade Colony School	Public	PK, KG-8	508 Birdtail Road	Sun River	59483	Cascade County	Sun River Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 264-5104	11	1	9.8		11 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53	193^rd of 401 public elementary schools	51.9%		86.4	24^th of 212 public elementary schools	88.7%	169				40.0	40.0	$8,897
Sun River Middle School	Public	6-8	123 Walker Street	Simms	59477	Cascade County	Sun River Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 264-5110	55	5	11.8	41.8%	45 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	5 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	60.1	81^st of 222 public middle schools	63.5%		64.5	38^th of 123 public middle schools	69.1%	43				50.0	36.0	$15,601
Fort Shaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	School Loop Road	Fort Shaw	59443	Cascade County	Sun River Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 264-5110	88	10	8.5	44.3%	75 (85.2%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	77.1	67^th of 401 public elementary schools	83.3%		71.9	67^th of 212 public elementary schools	68.4%					52.6	63.2	$15,872
Great Falls High School	Public	9-12	1900 2nd Avenue South	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Great Falls High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-6250	1,548	103	15.0	54.5%	1,088 (70.3%)	18 (1.2%)	118 (7.6%)	12 (0.8%)	140 (9.0%)	2 (0.1%)	170 (11.0%)	47.3	109^th of 182 public high schools	40.1%		33.6	84^th of 122 public high schools	31.1%	25	47.5	24.0	23.8			$10,231
C M Russell High School	Public	9-12	228 17th Avenue NW	Great Falls	59404	Cascade County	Great Falls High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 268-6100	1,412	87	16.3	39.9%	1,099 (77.8%)	15 (1.1%)	97 (6.9%)	18 (1.3%)	72 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (7.8%)	61.7	71^st of 182 public high schools	61.0%		43.2	63^rd of 122 public high schools	48.4%	8	51.1	34.2	28.9			$10,498
CORE School at Morningside Elementary	Public	K-6	4119 7th Ave N	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 268-6050	297	21	13.9	57.6%	198 (66.7%)	4 (1.3%)	36 (12.1%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.5%)	33.7	284^th of 401 public elementary schools	29.2%					(n/a)				33.9	25.7
Giant Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	520 32nd Street North	Great Falls	59401	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-7045	431	30	14.4	75.6%	308 (71.5%)	7 (1.6%)	33 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.1%)	42.6	246^th of 401 public elementary schools	38.7%					(n/a)				38.4	31.0	$10,538
North Middle School	Public	7-8	2601 8th Street NE	Great Falls	59404	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 268-6525	764	51	14.9	44.0%	582 (76.2%)	6 (0.8%)	52 (6.8%)	7 (0.9%)	30 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (11.4%)	60.3	80^th of 222 public middle schools	64.0%					(n/a)				51.3	43.3	$13,432
East Middle School	Public	7-8	4040 Central Avenue	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-6500	764	57	13.4	63.5%	498 (65.2%)	7 (0.9%)	64 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (12.0%)	2 (0.3%)	100 (13.1%)	39.8	144^th of 222 public middle schools	35.1%					(n/a)				38.6	29.9	$13,151
West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1205 1st Avenue NW	Great Falls	59404	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-7180	421	31	13.7	76.2%	296 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.8%)	22.6	334^th of 401 public elementary schools	16.7%					(n/a)				22.1	26.3	$11,934
Whittier School	Public	PK, KG-6	305 8th Street North	Great Falls	59401	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-7230	187	18	10.6	97.3%	77 (41.2%)	2 (1.1%)	22 (11.8%)	3 (1.6%)	42 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (21.9%)	7	381^st of 401 public elementary schools	5.0%					(n/a)				7.4	6.2	$15,657
Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-6	900 Avenue A NW	Great Falls	59404	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-7145	312	21	14.7	57.7%	224 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (15.4%)	23.2	333^rd of 401 public elementary schools	17.0%					(n/a)				26.9	21.6	$12,583
Sunnyside School	Public	PK, KG-6	1800 19th Street South	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-7115	396	25	15.6	78.5%	226 (57.1%)	6 (1.5%)	54 (13.6%)	5 (1.3%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (18.2%)	24.2	328^th of 401 public elementary schools	18.2%					(n/a)				21.9	26.2	$11,580
Sacajawea School	Public	PK, KG-6	630 Sacajawea Drive	Great Falls	59404	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 268-7080	405	23	17.8	45.2%	309 (76.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	6 (1.5%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (13.6%)	69.3	105^th of 401 public elementary schools	73.8%					(n/a)				55.6	45.3	$11,610
Riverview School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Smelter Avenue	Great Falls	59404	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 268-7015	445	21	21.1	38.0%	347 (78.0%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (7.4%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	67.9	116^th of 401 public elementary schools	71.1%					(n/a)				48.9	51.1	$11,286
Mountain View School	Public	PK, KG-6	3420 15th Avenue South	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-7305	315	32	9.7	80.6%	195 (61.9%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.3%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (16.8%)	30.8	299^th of 401 public elementary schools	25.4%					(n/a)				30.2	24.0	$15,978
Meadow Lark School	Public	PK, KG-6	2204 Fox Farm Road	Great Falls	59404	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 268-7300	527	26	20.0	19.4%	446 (84.6%)	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	76.2	69^th of 401 public elementary schools	82.8%					(n/a)				53.9	56.4	$10,549
Loy School	Public	PK, KG-6	501 57th Street North	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 268-6885	392	22	17.5	33.7%	240 (61.2%)	27 (6.9%)	69 (17.6%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.2%)	59.9	156^th of 401 public elementary schools	61.1%					(n/a)				49.4	42.6	$10,936
Longfellow School	Public	PK, KG-6	1100 6th Ave So	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-6845	263	22	12.1	98.1%	107 (40.7%)	3 (1.1%)	45 (17.1%)	1 (0.4%)	62 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.1%)	9.8	372^nd of 401 public elementary schools	7.2%					(n/a)				12.0	9.1	$12,920
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-6	624 27th Street South	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 268-6800	373	24	15.6	54.7%	273 (73.2%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.8%)	4 (1.1%)	18 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.6%)	48.6	215^th of 401 public elementary schools	46.4%					(n/a)				42.7	36.4	$11,668
Lewis & Clark School	Public	PK, KG-6	3800 1st Avenue South	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-6705	338	18	19.2	59.8%	247 (73.1%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.2%)	42.7	245^th of 401 public elementary schools	38.9%					(n/a)				39.6	32.1	$12,147
Chief Joseph School	Public	PK, KG-6	5305 3rd Avenue South	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-6675	260	21	12.1	55.8%	190 (73.1%)	3 (1.2%)	23 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.5%)	71.5	92^nd of 401 public elementary schools	77.1%					(n/a)				55.2	50.0	$14,339
Cascade High School	Public	9-12	321 Central Ave W	Cascade	59421	Cascade County	Cascade High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 468-2267	111	8	14.3	31.5%	104 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	65.8	56^th of 182 public high schools	69.2%		60	28^th of 122 public high schools	77.0%	28	52.2	26.1	43.5			$16,108
Cascade 6-8	Public	6-8	321 Central Ave W	Cascade	59421	Cascade County	Cascade Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 468-2267	74	4	16.9	32.4%	72 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	73.4	35^th of 222 public middle schools	84.2%					(n/a)				58.1	58.1	$12,103
Cascade School	Public	PK, KG-5	321 Central Ave W	Cascade	59421	Cascade County	Cascade Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 468-2671	144	11	13.1	38.2%	126 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	74.8	74^th of 401 public elementary schools	81.5%					(n/a)				63.4	46.5	$12,766
Hillcrest Colony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1124 Wilson Road	Power	59468	Cascade County	Vaughn Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 463-2236	11	1	10.8		11 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.3	365^th of 401 public elementary schools	9.0%					(n/a)				0.0	20.0	$13,326
Vaughn 6-8	Public	6-8	480 Central Avenue	Vaughn	59487	Cascade County	Vaughn Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 965-2231	32	3	9.6	100.0%	27 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.5%)	43.7	129^th of 222 public middle schools	41.9%					(n/a)				40.0	30.0	$17,141
Vaughn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Central Avenue	Vaughn	59487	Cascade County	Vaughn Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 965-2231	93	8	11.1	100.0%	69 (74.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	1 (1.1%)	10 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.5%)	21.2	341^st of 401 public elementary schools	15.0%					(n/a)				23.3	23.3	$14,512
Belt High School	Public	9-12	1 Church Street	Belt	59412	Cascade County	Belt High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 277-3351	92	8	11.5	32.6%	81 (88.0%)	1 (1.1%)	7 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	80	23^rd of 182 public high schools	87.4%		99.1	1^st of 122 public high schools	99.2%	22	73.1	65.4	26.9			$16,127
Belt 7-8	Public	7-8	1 Church Street	Belt	59412	Cascade County	Belt Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 277-3351	55	4	12.7	23.6%	50 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	1 (1.8%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.2	21^st of 222 public middle schools	90.5%		88.8	6^th of 123 public middle schools	95.1%	15				60.0	67.3	$8,952
Pleasant Valley School	Public	PK, KG-8	734 McCoy Rd	Belt	59412	Cascade County	Belt Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 277-3351	24	2	11.2	100.0%	24 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.5	344^th of 401 public elementary schools	14.2%		33.3	150^th of 212 public elementary schools	29.2%	194				12.5	31.3	$9,861
Belt School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Church Street	Belt	59412	Cascade County	Belt Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 277-3351	178	13	13.3	34.3%	167 (93.8%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	80.7	49^th of 401 public elementary schools	87.8%		89.9	20^th of 212 public elementary schools	90.6%	29				58.2	60.4	$11,907
MT School For Deaf & Blnd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3911 Central Ave	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Mont School for Deaf Blind	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 771-6017	20	10	1.9	100.0%	17 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	26	322^nd of 401 public elementary schools	19.7%					(n/a)				22.2	22.2
MT School For Deaf & Blnd High School	Public	9-12	3911 Central Ave	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Mont School for Deaf Blind	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 771-6017	15	11	1.4	100.0%	9 (60.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	4.5	178^th of 182 public high schools	2.2%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0

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