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Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, MT

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Schools

1,872

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedWhitehall Elementary36^th of 401 Montana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Boulder 7-8 up 22 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Whitehall Elementary 10.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Whitehall Elementary and 1 more

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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
Basin School	Public	PK, KG-6	30 North Quartz	Basin	59631	Jefferson County	Basin Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 225-3211	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%)								(n/a)						$21,570
Boulder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	205 So Washington	Boulder	59632	Jefferson County	Boulder Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 225-3316	166	9	18.0	54.2%	136 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.4%)	44.1	235^th of 401 public elementary schools	41.4%		37	143^rd of 212 public elementary schools	32.5%	92				41.2	26.7	$15,960
Boulder 7-8	Public	7-8	205 S Washington	Boulder	59632	Jefferson County	Boulder Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 225-3316	49	4	11.7	55.1%	42 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	77.4	26^th of 222 public middle schools	88.3%		58.5	48^th of 123 public middle schools	61.0%	22				66.7	53.9	$16,138
Cardwell School	Public	PK, KG-8	80 Highway 359	Cardwell	59721	Jefferson County	Cardwell Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 287-3321	35	5	7.0	57.1%	28 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.6%)	83.7	37^th of 401 public elementary schools	90.8%		81.9	33^rd of 212 public elementary schools	84.4%	4				65.0	55.0	$17,366
Clancy School	Public	PK, KG-6	18 Clancy Creek Rd	Clancy	59634	Jefferson County	Clancy Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 933-5531	285	19	14.7	22.1%	273 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	57.4	170^th of 401 public elementary schools	57.6%		79	47^th of 212 public elementary schools	77.8%	123				44.1	40.4	$10,336
Clancy 7-8	Public	7-8	18 Clancy Creek Road	Clancy	59634	Jefferson County	Clancy Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 933-5531	89	8	11.4	18.0%	88 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	77.5	25^th of 222 public middle schools	88.7%		89.2	5^th of 123 public middle schools	95.9%	20				59.8	47.1	$9,186
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	312 South Main	Boulder	59632	Jefferson County	Jefferson High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 225-3317	306	19	16.0	21.6%	292 (95.4%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	58.2	78^th of 182 public high schools	57.1%		66.6	18^th of 122 public high schools	85.2%	60	52.5	29.5	27.9			$14,461
Montana City School	Public	PK, KG-5	11 McClellan Creek Road	Clancy	59634	Jefferson County	Montana City Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 442-6779	313	20	15.4	1.0%	275 (87.9%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.2%)	63.3	136^th of 401 public elementary schools	66.1%		92	17^th of 212 public elementary schools	92.0%	119				48.3	43.5	$11,673
Montana City Middle School	Public	6-8	11 McClellan Creek Road	Clancy	59634	Jefferson County	Montana City Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 442-6779	158	11	14.3	1.9%	142 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	75.8	28^th of 222 public middle schools	87.4%		65	37^th of 123 public middle schools	69.9%	9				57.1	55.0	$11,731
Whitehall 6-8	Public	6-8	401 N Division	Whitehall	59759	Jefferson County	Whitehall Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 287-3882	110	9	11.7	57.3%	96 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	55.1	102^nd of 222 public middle schools	54.1%					(n/a)				42.0	35.0	$12,202
Whitehall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N Division	Whitehall	59759	Jefferson County	Whitehall Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 287-3882	192	18	10.7	53.6%	168 (87.5%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.7%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	83.8	36^th of 401 public elementary schools	91.0%					(n/a)				63.8	66.0	$12,992
Whitehall High School	Public	9-12	1 W Yellowstone	Whitehall	59759	Jefferson County	Whitehall High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 287-3862	161	9	18.4	41.6%	151 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	32.8	135^th of 182 public high schools	25.8%		51.1	47^th of 122 public high schools	61.5%	88	48.7	16.2	10.8			$12,542

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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.