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Best Middle Schools in Yellowstone County, MT

At a glance

Schools

5,443

Students

Districts

Top rankedElysian Middle School40^th of 222 Montana middle schools

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Smallest classes

Riverside Middle School 12.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Lockwood Middle School and 2 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)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Lockwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1932 US Highway 87	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Lockwood K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 259-0154	359	27	13.2	95.5%	259 (72.1%)	3 (0.8%)	46 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.2%)	46.4	120^th of 222 public middle schools	45.9%					(n/a)	40.2	33.0
Castle Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	1441 Governors Blvd	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-5800	691	39	17.5	39.8%	545 (78.9%)	7 (1.0%)	40 (5.8%)	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.5%)	40.3	143^rd of 222 public middle schools	35.6%		44.7	67^th of 123 public middle schools	45.5%	76	38.6	32.4	$11,479
Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	1315 Lewis Avenue	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-5900	741	45	16.6	60.1%	536 (72.3%)	20 (2.7%)	65 (8.8%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (8.5%)	4 (0.5%)	51 (6.9%)	42.3	134^th of 222 public middle schools	39.6%					(n/a)	36.1	35.5
Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 Madison Avenue	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 281-6000	436	35	12.3	68.1%	248 (56.9%)	13 (3.0%)	65 (14.9%)	2 (0.5%)	67 (15.4%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (8.7%)	12.9	201^st of 222 public middle schools	9.5%		13.3	108^th of 123 public middle schools	12.2%	93	18.2	13.5	$14,217
Will James Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 30th Street West	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6100	634	37	17.0	45.7%	462 (72.9%)	5 (0.8%)	56 (8.8%)	11 (1.7%)	47 (7.4%)	6 (0.9%)	47 (7.4%)	40.5	142^nd of 222 public middle schools	36.0%		37.8	78^th of 123 public middle schools	36.6%	64	38.2	29.2	$12,124
Medicine Crow Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Barrett Road	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-8600	517	31	16.5	60.7%	367 (71.0%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.7%)	25.9	176^th of 222 public middle schools	20.7%		21	102^nd of 123 public middle schools	17.1%	74	30.2	21.5	$13,150
Ben Steele Middle School	Public	6-8	5640 Grand Avenue	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 601-1600	740	40	18.4	23.8%	626 (84.6%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (5.1%)	8 (1.1%)	27 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.0%)	62.3	68^th of 222 public middle schools	69.4%		68.1	35^th of 123 public middle schools	71.5%	33	47.8	45.4	$11,772
Billings Multilingual Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	415 North 30th St	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 281-5066	21	1	21.0	42.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	17 (81.0%)	1 (4.8%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.5	214^th of 222 public middle schools	3.6%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0
Broadview 7-8	Public	7-8	13935 1st Street	Broadview	59015	Yellowstone County	Broadview K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(406) 667-2337	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Canyon Creek 6-8	Public	6-8	3139 Duck Creek Road	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Canyon Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 656-4471	69	5	14.9	37.7%	57 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.2%)	35.6	151^st of 222 public middle schools	32.0%		75.2	25^th of 123 public middle schools	79.7%	126	39.1	23.4	$15,895
Custer 7-8	Public	7-8	304 4th Avenue	Custer	59024	Yellowstone County	Custer K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 856-4117	13	2	6.9	61.5%	13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.2	112^th of 222 public middle schools	49.5%		45.1	65^th of 123 public middle schools	47.2%	47	61.5	7.7	$16,684
Elder Grove 7-8	Public	6-8	1532 South 64 Street W	Billings	59106	Yellowstone County	Elder Grove Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 656-2893	248	12	20.6	21.0%	215 (86.7%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	3 (1.2%)	12 (4.8%)	49.9	114^th of 222 public middle schools	48.6%		36.8	81^st of 123 public middle schools	34.1%	33	50.6	25.5	$10,850
Elysian Middle School	Public	6-8	6416 Elysian Road	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Elysian Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 656-4101	148	9	17.4	30.4%	123 (83.1%)	3 (2.0%)	8 (5.4%)	3 (2.0%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	71.5	40^th of 222 public middle schools	82.0%		81.5	19^th of 123 public middle schools	84.6%	21	52.1	50.0	$11,043
Huntley Project 7-8	Public	7-8	1477 Ash Street	Worden	59088	Yellowstone County	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 967-2540	124	7	16.7	38.7%	110 (88.7%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	53.4	106^th of 222 public middle schools	52.3%		30	96^th of 123 public middle schools	22.0%	10	37.8	54.6	$16,031
Laurel Middle School	Public	6-8	725 Washington Avenue	Laurel	59044	Yellowstone County	Laurel Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 628-3900	506	34	14.8	44.9%	451 (89.1%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	43.5	130^th of 222 public middle schools	41.4%		31.8	92^nd of 123 public middle schools	25.2%	38	41.7	28.6	$11,751
Shepherd Middle School	Public	6-8	7842 Shepherd Road	Shepherd	59079	Yellowstone County	Shepherd Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 373-5873	180	14	12.8	37.2%	165 (91.7%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	43.9	128^th of 222 public middle schools	42.3%		38.4	77^th of 123 public middle schools	37.4%	51	43.3	28.8	$11,089
Yellowstone Academy 7-8	Public	7-8	1750 Ray of Hope Lane	Billings	59106	Yellowstone County	Yellowstone Academy Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 656-2198	16	6	2.6	68.8%	12 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (18.8%)	9.8	203^rd of 222 public middle schools	8.6%		6	114^th of 123 public middle schools	7.3%	89	7.1	7.1	$126,292

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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.