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Best Public Schools in Phillips County, MT

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662

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Top rankedWhitewater School17^th of 401 Montana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Whitewater School up 56 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Malta High School 11.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Saco 7-8 and 7 more

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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
Dodson School	Public	PK, KG-6	124 First Ave W	Dodson	59524	Phillips County	Dodson K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 383-4362	38	8	4.7	100.0%	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	350^th of 401 public elementary schools	12.7%					(n/a)				20.7	20.7	$28,315
Dodson High School	Public	9-12	124 First Ave W	Dodson	59524	Phillips County	Dodson K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 383-4362	24	4	6.0	100.0%	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	4.7	175^th of 182 public high schools	3.8%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0			$30,416
Dodson 7-8	Public	7-8	124 First Ave W	Dodson	59524	Phillips County	Dodson K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 383-4362	16	4	4.0	100.0%	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4	218^th of 222 public middle schools	1.8%					(n/a)				0.0	0.0	$31,129
Malta 6-7-8	Public	6-8	1 High School Lane	Malta	59538	Phillips County	Malta K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 654-2225	111	8	13.2	59.5%	82 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.7%)	69.4	47^th of 222 public middle schools	78.8%		33.5	87^th of 123 public middle schools	29.3%	40				68.8	42.9	$14,556
Malta K-5	Public	PK, KG-8	706 South 3rd Avenue East	Malta	59538	Phillips County	Malta K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 654-2320	246	19	13.0	58.9%	195 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	49.1	213^th of 401 public elementary schools	46.9%		70.3	72^nd of 212 public elementary schools	66.0%	141				38.7	36.0	$14,326
Malta High School	Public	9-12	1 High School Lane	Malta	59538	Phillips County	Malta K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 654-2002	128	12	11.1	46.1%	97 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.6%)	38.9	127^th of 182 public high schools	30.2%		66.8	16^th of 122 public high schools	86.9%	111	54.3	14.3	17.1			$14,463
Loring Colony School	Public	PK, KG-8	6888 Turner Cutacross Rd	Loring	59537	Phillips County	Malta K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 674-5525	7	0	6.0		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.5	398^th of 401 public elementary schools	0.7%					(n/a)				0.0	0.0	$14,463
Saco School	Public	PK, KG-6	321 Hwy 243	Saco	59261	Phillips County	Saco Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 527-3531	31	5	6.7	71.0%	26 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	77.4	65^th of 401 public elementary schools	83.8%		68.8	76^th of 212 public elementary schools	64.2%	11				64.7	47.1	$23,921
Saco 7-8	Public	7-8	321 Hwy 243	Saco	59261	Phillips County	Saco Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 527-3531	9	2	4.6	66.7%	8 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86.2	11^th of 222 public middle schools	95.0%					(n/a)				77.8	66.7	$45,907
Saco High School	Public	9-12	321 Hwy 243	Saco	59261	Phillips County	Saco High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 527-3531	15	4	4.2	66.7%	15 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.5	93^rd of 182 public high schools	48.9%					(n/a)	50.0	0.0	50.0			$47,616
Whitewater School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Main Street	Whitewater	59544	Phillips County	Whitewater K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 674-5417	19	1	14.7	84.2%	18 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94.5	17^th of 401 public elementary schools	95.8%		70.2	73^rd of 212 public elementary schools	65.6%	56				77.8	66.7	$35,734
Whitewater High School	Public	9-12	1 Main Street	Whitewater	59544	Phillips County	Whitewater K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 674-5417	10	4	2.8	70.0%	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.3	22^nd of 182 public high schools	87.9%					(n/a)	50.0	50.0	50.0			$56,468
Whitewater 6-8	Public	6-8	1 Main Street	Whitewater	59544	Phillips County	Whitewater K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 674-5417	8	2	4.3		8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.4	32^nd of 222 public middle schools	85.6%					(n/a)				75.0	37.5	$41,625

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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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