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Best Public Schools in Dawson County, MT

At a glance

Schools

1,182

Students

Districts

Top rankedRichey High School69^th of 182 Montana high schools

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Biggest riser

Richey 7-8 up 6 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Washington Middle School 12 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Richey High School and 4 more

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

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	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
Bloomfield School	Public	PK, KG-8	2285 Fas 470	Bloomfield	59330	Dawson County	Bloomfield Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 583-7575	8	1	8.0		7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.6	145^th of 401 public elementary schools	63.8%					(n/a)				66.7	33.3	$30,952
Dawson High School	Public	9-12	900 North Merrill Avenue	Glendive	59330	Dawson County	Dawson High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 377-5265	318	23	13.9	35.8%	284 (89.3%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	53.7	89^th of 182 public high schools	51.1%		29	93^rd of 122 public high schools	23.8%	4	57.4	24.3	24.3			$14,580
Lindsay School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 miles W Glendive	Lindsay	59339	Dawson County	Lindsay Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 584-7486	7	1	7.4		6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.8	220^th of 401 public elementary schools	45.1%					(n/a)				66.7	0.0	$17,406
Deer Creek School	Public	PK, KG-8	12 Road 564	Glendive	59330	Dawson County	Deer Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 687-3724	18	1	18.0		15 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.9	293^rd of 401 public elementary schools	26.9%		84.9	29^th of 212 public elementary schools	86.3%	264				42.9	0.0	$18,554
Jefferson School	Public	PK, KG-2	800 Jefferson School Road	Glendive	59330	Dawson County	Glendive Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 377-4155	247	20	12.3	46.2%	211 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)								(n/a)						$15,255
Lincoln School	Public	3-5	213 South Nowlan	Glendive	59330	Dawson County	Glendive Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 377-2308	260	18	14.4	51.2%	226 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	38.2	261^st of 401 public elementary schools	34.9%					(n/a)				37.5	25.4	$13,174
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	505 North Meade Ave	Glendive	59330	Dawson County	Glendive Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 377-2356	246	21	12.0	49.2%	219 (89.0%)	3 (1.2%)	11 (4.5%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	36.4	150^th of 222 public middle schools	32.4%					(n/a)				46.4	14.1	$16,530
Richey School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 Royal Avenue	Richey	59259	Dawson County	Richey Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 773-5523	47	4	11.4	34.0%	47 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.5	146^th of 401 public elementary schools	63.6%		49.7	126^th of 212 public elementary schools	40.6%	20				42.1	52.6	$19,004
Richey 7-8	Public	7-8	202 Royal Avenue	Richey	59259	Dawson County	Richey Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 773-5680	9	2	4.7	44.4%	7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54.6	104^th of 222 public middle schools	53.2%		9.4	110^th of 123 public middle schools	10.6%	6				60.0	30.0	$28,631
Richey High School	Public	9-12	202 Royal Avenue	Richey	59259	Dawson County	Richey High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 773-5523	22	4	5.7	40.9%	20 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.7	69^th of 182 public high schools	62.1%					(n/a)	60.0	40.0	20.0			$46,543

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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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