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Best Public Schools in Hill County, MT

At a glance

Schools

2,958

Students

Districts

Top rankedGildford Colony School53^rd of 401 Montana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

North Star High School up 62 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Box Elder School 12.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Davey Elementary and 5 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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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	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
North Star 7-8	Public	7-8	105 3rd Ave NE	Rudyard	59540	Hill County	North Star Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 355-4481	25	3	8.6	44.0%	20 (80.0%)	1 (4.0%)	3 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	38.3	147^th of 222 public middle schools	33.8%					(n/a)				30.0	35.0	$15,574
North Star School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 3rd St East	Gildford	59525	Hill County	North Star Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 355-4481	83	10	8.6	60.2%	72 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	23.4	332^nd of 401 public elementary schools	17.2%					(n/a)				28.6	20.0	$13,429
North Star High School	Public	9-12	105 3rd Ave NE	Rudyard	59540	Hill County	North Star High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 355-4481	56	6	9.2	50.0%	46 (82.1%)	1 (1.8%)	3 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.1%)	78.6	24^th of 182 public high schools	86.8%		31.4	86^th of 122 public high schools	29.5%	62	73.3	53.3	26.7			$23,537
Box Elder School	Public	PK, KG-6	205 Main Street	Box Elder	59521	Hill County	Box Elder Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 352-3222	232	19	12.1	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	227 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.6	387^th of 401 public elementary schools	3.5%		10.8	190^th of 212 public elementary schools	10.4%	197				7.8	2.8	$31,842
Box Elder 7-8	Public	7-8	205 Main Street	Box Elder	59521	Hill County	Box Elder Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 352-4195	66	6	11.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7	207^th of 222 public middle schools	6.8%		14.3	107^th of 123 public middle schools	13.0%	100				9.7	6.5	$536
Box Elder High School	Public	9-12	205 Main Street	Box Elder	59521	Hill County	Box Elder High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 352-4195	86	12	7.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.6	154^th of 182 public high schools	15.4%		4.1	115^th of 122 public high schools	5.7%	39	18.8	0.0	18.8			$27,150
Davey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	56182 Clear Creek Rd	Havre	59501	Hill County	Davey Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 395-4461	8	1	8.0		6 (75.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.9	94^th of 401 public elementary schools	76.6%					(n/a)				66.7	33.3	$19,663
Gildford Colony School	Public	PK, KG-8	21719 Road 160 N	Gildford	59525	Hill County	Gildford Colony Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 376-3249	16	2	8.0	81.3%	16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.3	53^rd of 401 public elementary schools	86.8%		95	7^th of 212 public elementary schools	96.7%	46				50.0	70.0	$26,024
Havre Middle School	Public	6-8	1441 11th Street West	Havre	59501	Hill County	Havre Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 265-9613	391	25	15.9	99.2%	256 (65.5%)	5 (1.3%)	22 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	72 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.0%)	30.4	166^th of 222 public middle schools	25.2%					(n/a)				34.8	21.4	$12,978
Highland Park School	Public	PK, KG-1	1207 Washington	Havre	59501	Hill County	Havre Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 265-5554	288	17	16.5	99.7%	192 (66.7%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (17.7%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (8.0%)								(n/a)						$13,782
Lincoln-McKinley School	Public	2-3	801 4th Street	Havre	59501	Hill County	Havre Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 265-9619	266	15	17.5	98.5%	163 (61.3%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.6%)	2 (0.8%)	62 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.3%)	48.5	217^th of 401 public elementary schools	45.9%					(n/a)				38.8	38.8	$12,104
Sunnyside School	Public	K-8	601 14th Street	Havre	59501	Hill County	Havre Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 265-9671	354	16	22.6	99.2%	248 (70.1%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	42.2	248^th of 401 public elementary schools	38.2%					(n/a)				37.7	33.3	$10,155
Havre High School	Public	9-12	900 18th Street	Havre	59501	Hill County	Havre High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 265-6731	521	33	15.7	99.0%	371 (71.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	96 (18.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.6%)	63.1	68^th of 182 public high schools	62.6%		64.4	23^rd of 122 public high schools	81.1%	45	53.9	35.4	27.7			$13,009
Cottonwood School	Public	PK, KG-8	14627 Wildhorse Road	Havre	59501	Hill County	Cottonwood Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 394-2273	20	2	10.0		16 (80.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.9	314^th of 401 public elementary schools	21.7%		49.3	127^th of 212 public elementary schools	40.1%	187				41.7	8.3	$17,406
Rocky Boy School	Public	PK, KG-8	81 Mission Taylor Road	Box Elder	59521	Hill County	Rocky Boy Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 395-4474	348	27	12.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	343 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7	382^nd of 401 public elementary schools	4.7%		4.1	203^rd of 212 public elementary schools	4.2%	179				11.9	2.8	$21,803
Rocky Boy 7-8	Public	7-8	81 Mission Taylor Road	Box Elder	59521	Hill County	Rocky Boy Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 395-4270	73	10	7.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.5	205^th of 222 public middle schools	7.7%		5.2	116^th of 123 public middle schools	5.7%	89				8.7	8.5	$20,663
Rocky Boy High School	Public	9-12	81 Mission Taylor Road	Box Elder	59521	Hill County	Rocky Boy High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 395-4270	125	9	14.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	9.1	165^th of 182 public high schools	9.3%		2.2	120^th of 122 public high schools	1.6%	45	6.9	10.3	0.0			$20,572

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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.