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Best Public Schools in Custer County, MT

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Schools

1,432

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedS Y School1^st of 401 Montana elementary schools

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Garfield School 12.3 students per teacher

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested 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 (2025)	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
Custer County District High	Public	9-12	20 South Center Ave	Miles City	59301	Custer County	Custer County High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 234-4920	487	32	15.0	28.3%	428 (87.9%)	7 (1.4%)	24 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	46.7	110^th of 182 public high schools	39.6%		46.1	55^th of 122 public high schools	54.9%	55	50.0	23.0	22.1			$12,323
Kinsey School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Mastin Road	Kinsey	59338	Custer County	Kinsey Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 232-2440	52	4	14.8	5.8%	51 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28.6	311^th of 401 public elementary schools	22.4%		70.6	71^st of 212 public elementary schools	66.5%	240				29.4	23.5	$9,683
S Y School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Road 664	Miles City	59301	Custer County	S Y Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 421-5526	6	1	6.0		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99.8	1^st of 401 public elementary schools	99.8%					(n/a)				100.0	100.0	$23,380
Kircher School	Public	PK, KG-8	331 Kircher Creek Road	Miles City	59301	Custer County	Kircher Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 234-2761	51	4	12.7	5.9%	44 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	27.6	317^th of 401 public elementary schools	20.9%		53.1	116^th of 212 public elementary schools	45.3%	201				23.1	30.8	$10,731
Highland Park School	Public	PK-K	716 South Cale	Miles City	59301	Custer County	Miles City Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 234-3890	126	10	12.6	41.3%	100 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$15,149
Lincoln School	Public	1-5	210 South Lake Ave	Miles City	59301	Custer County	Miles City Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 234-1697	166	12	13.9	47.0%	146 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	14.5	360^th of 401 public elementary schools	10.2%		27.5	171^st of 212 public elementary schools	19.3%	189				17.2	14.7	$9,848
Washington Middle School 6-8	Public	6-8	210 North 9th	Miles City	59301	Custer County	Miles City Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 234-2084	326	23	14.1	43.3%	296 (90.8%)	5 (1.5%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	35.6	152^nd of 222 public middle schools	31.5%		32.7	90^th of 123 public middle schools	26.8%	62				35.5	25.9	$10,448
Garfield School	Public	1-5	1015 Milwaukee	Miles City	59301	Custer County	Miles City Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 234-4310	210	17	12.3	66.7%	181 (86.2%)	5 (2.4%)	7 (3.3%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.6	278^th of 401 public elementary schools	30.7%		27.6	170^th of 212 public elementary schools	19.8%	108				31.0	29.4	$11,973
Riverview School	Public	PK, KG-8	1734 Road 506	Miles City	59301	Custer County	Trail Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 421-5503	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%)	99.8	1^st of 401 public elementary schools	99.8%					(n/a)				100.0	100.0	$30,340

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.