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Best Public Schools in Park County, MT

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Schools

1,656

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedCooke City School7^th of 401 Montana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Park High School up 11 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Shields Valley Elementary 11.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Cooke City School and 6 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
Shields Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	308 S. Hannaford	Wilsall	59086	Park County	Shields Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 578-2535	107	9	11.8	41.1%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	65.9	125^th of 401 public elementary schools	68.8%		73.3	65^th of 212 public elementary schools	69.3%	60				46.0	52.4	$16,871
Shields Valley 7-8	Public	7-8	405 1st Street East	Clyde Park	59018	Park County	Shields Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 686-4621	32	3	9.7	37.5%	29 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	85.9	13^th of 222 public middle schools	94.1%		84.6	12^th of 123 public middle schools	90.2%	1				65.6	71.9	$16,770
Shields Valley High School	Public	9-12	405 1st St East	Clyde Park	59018	Park County	Shields Valley High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 686-4621	59	7	8.8	39.0%	55 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	68.8	47^th of 182 public high schools	74.2%		79.5	7^th of 122 public high schools	94.3%	40	66.7	46.7	20.0			$23,145
Arrowhead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1489 East River Rd	Pray	59065	Park County	Arrowhead Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 333-4359	46	4	10.7	58.7%	39 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.9%)	34.1	280^th of 401 public elementary schools	30.2%					(n/a)				30.8	30.8
Arrowhead Middle School	Public	5-8	1489 East River Rd	Pray	59065	Park County	Arrowhead Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 333-4359	17	1	13.2	52.9%	14 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)	58.2	88^th of 222 public middle schools	60.4%					(n/a)				61.5	15.4
Cooke City School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Broadway	Cooke City	59020	Park County	Cooke City Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 838-2285	3	1	3.0		3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99.7	7^th of 401 public elementary schools	98.3%					(n/a)				100.0	100.0	$29,417
Gardiner School	Public	PK, KG-6	510 Stone Street	Gardiner	59030	Park County	Gardiner Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 848-7563	70	6	11.0	34.3%	61 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.1%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	43.2	242^nd of 401 public elementary schools	39.7%		74.6	61^st of 212 public elementary schools	71.2%	181				41.7	27.8	$18,464
Gardiner 7-8	Public	7-8	510 Stone Street	Gardiner	59030	Park County	Gardiner Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 848-7563	26	3	8.6	30.8%	24 (92.3%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	62.2	70^th of 222 public middle schools	68.5%		71.8	30^th of 123 public middle schools	75.6%	40				51.9	44.4	$17,295
Gardiner High School	Public	9-12	510 Stone Street	Gardiner	59030	Park County	Gardiner High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 848-7261	55	5	11.5	36.4%	47 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.3%)	82.3	17^th of 182 public high schools	90.7%		81.1	5^th of 122 public high schools	95.9%	12	75.0	38.5	38.5			$29,770
B A Winans School	Public	PK, KG-2	1015 West Clark	Livingston	59047	Park County	Livingston Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 222-0192	267	22	12.4	42.7%	230 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.2%)								(n/a)						$14,305
East Side School	Public	3-5	401 View Vista Dr	Livingston	59047	Park County	Livingston Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 222-1773	249	17	15.0	46.2%	222 (89.2%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	47.3	219^th of 401 public elementary schools	45.4%					(n/a)				44.1	30.6	$13,891
Sleeping Giant Middle School	Public	6-8	301 View Vista Dr	Livingston	59047	Park County	Livingston Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 222-3292	261	20	13.3	47.1%	229 (87.7%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	31.7	163^rd of 222 public middle schools	26.6%					(n/a)				36.8	18.2	$14,203
Park High School	Public	9-12	102 View Vista Drive	Livingston	59047	Park County	Park High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 222-0448	420	26	16.4	42.1%	364 (86.7%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	75	31^st of 182 public high schools	83.0%		51.9	42^nd of 122 public high schools	65.6%	11	61.3	35.0	38.8			$13,814
Pine Creek 6-8	Public	6-8	2575 East River Rd	Livingston	59047	Park County	Pine Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 222-0059	15	1	13.7		15 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.4	57^th of 222 public middle schools	74.3%					(n/a)				42.9	64.3	$14,348
Pine Creek School	Public	PK, KG-5	2575 East River Rd	Livingston	59047	Park County	Pine Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 222-0059	29	3	11.4		27 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	83.9	35^th of 401 public elementary schools	91.3%					(n/a)				56.3	62.5	$14,737

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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.