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Best Middle Schools in Flathead County, MT

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Schools

3,745

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedDeer Park 6-88^th of 222 Montana middle schools

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Biggest riser

Deer Park 6-8 up 15 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Evergreen Junior High 13.9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Whitefish Middle 5-8 and 10 more

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Somers Middle School	Public	5-8	315 School Addition Rd	Somers	59932	Flathead County	Somers Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 857-3661	231	15	15.4	43.3%	219 (94.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	72.2	38^th of 222 public middle schools	82.9%					(n/a)	60.4	44.8	$11,908
Smith Valley 7-8	Public	7-8	2901 Highway 2 West	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Smith Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 756-4535	42	3	15.4	47.6%	33 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.9%)	59.7	84^th of 222 public middle schools	62.2%					(n/a)	50.0	35.7	$10,393
Bigfork 6-8	Public	6-8	600 Commerce St	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Bigfork Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-7412	236	10	24.0	22.5%	216 (91.5%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	57.3	91^st of 222 public middle schools	59.0%					(n/a)	55.3	31.2	$10,164
Cayuse Prairie 7-8	Public	7-8	897 Lake Blaine Road	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Cayuse Prairie Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 756-4560	57	4	14.8	29.8%	49 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.0%)	65.2	58^th of 222 public middle schools	73.9%					(n/a)	51.8	54.4	$12,572
Columbia Falls Junior High School	Public	6-8	1805 Talbot Road	Columbia Falls	59912	Flathead County	Columbia Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 892-6530	547	37	14.9	98.9%	471 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.4%)	50.5	110^th of 222 public middle schools	50.5%		81.8	16^th of 123 public middle schools	87.0%	94	44.6	37.3	$12,802
Deer Park 6-8	Public	6-8	2105 Middle Road	Columbia Falls	59912	Flathead County	Deer Park Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 892-5388	48	4	12.3	25.0%	45 (93.8%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	87.6	8^th of 222 public middle schools	96.4%		77.1	23^rd of 123 public middle schools	81.3%	15	70.0	70.0	$8,238
Fair-Mont-Egan Middle School	Public	6-8	797 Fairmont Road	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Fair-Mont-Egan Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 755-7072	41	3	15.1	100.0%	41 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68	51^st of 222 public middle schools	77.0%					(n/a)	55.3	52.5	$11,712
Evergreen Junior High	Public	5-8	20 West Evergreen Drive	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Evergreen Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 751-1131	285	21	13.9	100.0%	239 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	35.3	154^th of 222 public middle schools	30.6%		38.9	76^th of 123 public middle schools	38.2%	78	32.3	31.7	$14,793
Bissell 7-8	Public	7-8	5955 Farm To Market Road	Whitefish	59937	Flathead County	Olney-Bissell Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 862-2828	17	2	10.2	35.3%	16 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	48.8	115^th of 222 public middle schools	48.2%		88.6	7^th of 123 public middle schools	94.3%	108	50.0	16.7	$19,119
Helena Flats 7-8	Public	7-8	1000 Helena Flats Road	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Helena Flats Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 257-2301	40	4	10.6	100.0%	33 (82.5%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.0%)	61	77^th of 222 public middle schools	65.3%					(n/a)	41.7	50.0	$11,722
Kalispell Middle School	Public	6-8	205 NW Lane	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Kalispell Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 751-3800	1,049	69	15.2	100.0%	909 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.6%)	13 (1.2%)	11 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.4%)	62.2	69^th of 222 public middle schools	68.9%		70.3	33^rd of 123 public middle schools	73.2%	36	51.8	40.8	$11,851
Kila 7-8	Public	7-8	395 Kila Road	Kila	59920	Flathead County	Kila Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 257-2428	42	3	15.0	40.5%	36 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	59.6	85^th of 222 public middle schools	61.7%					(n/a)	51.2	46.3	$13,150
Marion 7-8	Public	7-8	205 Gopher Lane	Marion	59925	Flathead County	Marion Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 854-2333	29	3	9.0	100.0%	29 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.6	140^th of 222 public middle schools	36.9%					(n/a)	44.0	12.0	$21,567
Swan River 6-8	Public	6-8	1205 Swan Highway	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Swan River Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-4528	52	5	9.7	100.0%	44 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.6%)	38	148^th of 222 public middle schools	33.3%					(n/a)	39.6	24.5	$7,036
West Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	2290 Farm To Market Road	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	West Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 755-7239	372	20	18.9	29.3%	323 (86.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	62.1	72^nd of 222 public middle schools	67.6%					(n/a)	56.6	39.6	$6,822
Whitefish Middle 5-8	Public	5-8	600 East Second Street	Whitefish	59937	Flathead County	Whitefish Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 862-8650	657	44	15.0	26.8%	586 (89.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	86.4	10^th of 222 public middle schools	95.5%					(n/a)	62.7	61.4	$12,426

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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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