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Best Public Schools in Toole County, MT

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Schools

681

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedSunburst High School11^th of 182 Montana high schools

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Smallest classes

Shelby High School 10.4 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Sunburst High School and 4 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
Galata School	Public	PK, KG-8	10 Divison Avenue	Galata	59444	Toole County	Galata Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 432-2123	2	1	2.0		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$203,880
Cam Rose School	Public	PK, KG-8	253 Union School Road	Shelby	59474	Toole County	Shelby Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 424-8910	28	2	14.0	82.1%	28 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.5	374^th of 401 public elementary schools	6.7%					(n/a)				18.8	0.0
Shelby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Valley Street	Shelby	59474	Toole County	Shelby Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 424-8910	262	23	11.6	56.5%	177 (67.6%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (12.2%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.2%)	51.1	204^th of 401 public elementary schools	49.1%					(n/a)				41.1	37.5	$12,479
Shelby 6-8	Public	6-8	1001 Valley Street	Shelby	59474	Toole County	Shelby Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 424-8910	109	8	12.9	59.6%	80 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.2%)	2 (1.8%)	6 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.1%)	25	179^th of 222 public middle schools	19.4%					(n/a)				36.5	12.6	$19,788
Big Rose Colony School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 Big Rose Colony Lane	Shelby	59474	Toole County	Shelby Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 460-0010	14	1	14.0	64.3%	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.2	340^th of 401 public elementary schools	15.2%					(n/a)				25.0	25.0	$5,417
Shelby High School	Public	9-12	1001 Valley Street	Shelby	59474	Toole County	Shelby High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 424-8910	143	14	10.4	57.3%	111 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.1%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.4%)	39.8	125^th of 182 public high schools	31.3%		48.5	52^nd of 122 public high schools	57.4%	73	40.0	30.0	13.3			$21,442
Sunburst Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	220 1st St South	Sunburst	59482	Toole County	Sunburst K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 937-2816	57	8	6.7	100.0%	55 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.5	211^th of 401 public elementary schools	47.4%		62.1	92^nd of 212 public elementary schools	56.6%	119				43.8	34.4	$17,700
Sunburst High School	Public	9-12	414 3rd St South	Sunburst	59482	Toole County	Sunburst K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 937-2811	40	7	5.9	100.0%	36 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	86.4	11^th of 182 public high schools	94.0%					(n/a)	70.0	40.0	50.0			$25,096
Sunburst 7 - 8	Public	7-8	220 1st St South	Sunburst	59482	Toole County	Sunburst K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 937-2816	26	3	8.9	100.0%	23 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	34	158^th of 222 public middle schools	28.8%		32.3	91^st of 123 public middle schools	26.0%	67				34.8	34.8	$20,070

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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.