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Best Public Schools in Richland County, MT

At a glance

Schools

1,845

Students

Districts

Top rankedSavage High School27^th of 182 Montana high schools

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Biggest riser

Sidney High School up 33 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Fairview School 9.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Savage High School and 6 more

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

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
Brorson School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 miles NW of Sidney Hwy 200	Sidney	59270	Richland County	Brorson Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 798-3361	5	1	4.1		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58	167^th of 401 public elementary schools	58.4%					(n/a)				20.0	80.0	$63,986
Fairview School	Public	PK, KG-5	713 S Western Ave	Fairview	59221	Richland County	Fairview Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 742-5265	134	14	9.8	48.5%	109 (81.3%)	5 (3.7%)	9 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50.1	208^th of 401 public elementary schools	48.1%					(n/a)				42.4	37.3	$21,173
Fairview 6-8	Public	6-8	713 S Western Ave	Fairview	59221	Richland County	Fairview Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 742-5265	59	5	12.0	50.8%	47 (79.7%)	2 (3.4%)	5 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.8	133^rd of 222 public middle schools	40.1%					(n/a)				35.0	38.3	$15,741
Fairview High School	Public	9-12	713 S Western Ave	Fairview	59221	Richland County	Fairview High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 742-5265	92	11	8.0	41.3%	79 (85.9%)	2 (2.2%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	61.5	73^rd of 182 public high schools	59.9%		40.7	69^th of 122 public high schools	43.4%	4	41.2	35.3	35.3			$28,906
Lambert School	Public	PK, KG-6	121 3rd Ave NW	Lambert	59243	Richland County	Lambert Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 774-3333	66	8	7.8	27.3%	58 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	58.1	166^th of 401 public elementary schools	58.6%		27.8	169^th of 212 public elementary schools	20.3%	3				34.5	48.3	$25,427
Lambert 7-8	Public	7-8	121 3rd Ave NW	Lambert	59243	Richland County	Lambert Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 774-3333	19	2	9.0	31.6%	18 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.5	169^th of 222 public middle schools	23.9%		22.8	99^th of 123 public middle schools	19.5%	70				31.6	15.8	$23,280
Lambert High School	Public	9-12	121 3rd Ave NW	Lambert	59243	Richland County	Lambert High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 774-3333	33	6	5.2	42.4%	29 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.5	57^th of 182 public high schools	68.7%					(n/a)	50.0	40.0	30.0			$36,953
Rau School	Public	PK, KG-6	12138 County Rd 350	Sidney	59270	Richland County	Rau Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 482-1088	70	7	10.0	41.4%	63 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	38.3	260^th of 401 public elementary schools	35.2%		67	82^nd of 212 public elementary schools	61.3%	178				35.7	28.6	$15,448
Savage School	Public	PK, KG-5	368 Mesa South	Savage	59262	Richland County	Savage Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 776-2317	64	6	10.2	25.0%	55 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.8%)	69.8	99^th of 401 public elementary schools	75.3%		55.9	106^th of 212 public elementary schools	50.0%	7				48.5	57.6	$18,700
Savage 6-8	Public	6-8	368 Mesa South	Savage	59262	Richland County	Savage Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 776-2317	29	3	10.8	27.6%	28 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.4	105^th of 222 public middle schools	52.7%		62.2	42^nd of 123 public middle schools	65.9%	63				55.6	18.5	$4,740
Savage High School	Public	9-12	368 Mesa South	Savage	59262	Richland County	Savage High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 776-2317	40	5	8.6	30.0%	33 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.5%)	76.3	27^th of 182 public high schools	85.2%					(n/a)	44.4	55.6	44.4			$42,401
Central Elementary	Public	3-5	200 3rd Avenue SE	Sidney	59270	Richland County	Sidney Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 433-4080	272	20	13.7	40.1%	220 (80.9%)	3 (1.1%)	29 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	53.1	192^nd of 401 public elementary schools	52.1%					(n/a)				46.0	40.2	$12,298
Sidney Middle School	Public	6-8	415 South Central Ave	Sidney	59270	Richland County	Sidney Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 433-4050	319	22	14.1	35.4%	255 (79.9%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (12.2%)	5 (1.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	50.1	113^th of 222 public middle schools	49.1%					(n/a)				42.6	34.6	$12,766
West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1100 5th Street SW	Sidney	59270	Richland County	Sidney Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 433-5501	288	23	12.6	39.6%	249 (86.5%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.8%)								(n/a)						$14,013
Sidney High School	Public	9-12	1012 4th Avenue SE	Sidney	59270	Richland County	Sidney High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 433-2330	355	29	12.2	32.7%	296 (83.4%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.7%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	71.1	41^st of 182 public high schools	77.5%		39.7	74^th of 122 public high schools	39.3%	33	71.9	35.4	27.1			$18,127

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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.