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Billings High School

At a glance

255^thof 387 Montana districts▼ 163

Better than 34% of Montana districts

High 6Grades 9-12

415 North 30th Street
Billings, MT 59101·(406) 281-5119·All Montana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 34.1% of districts

Schools

5,444

Students

Top rankedBillings West High School30^th of 182 Montana high schools

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Biggest riser

Billings West High School up 7 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Billings West High School 15.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Billings Opportunity School and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

1★

0★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Billings High School district in Montana comprises six high schools serving students in grades 9-12. The district as a whole is ranked 255th out of 387 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating, suggesting room for improvement in overall performance. However, the data reveals significant variation in the quality and performance of individual schools within the district.

Among the standout schools is Billings West High School, which is ranked 30th out of 182 Montana high schools and has a 4-star rating. This school outperforms the district and state averages in 11th-grade ACT test scores for English, Math, and Science, and has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 30.12%. In contrast, Billings Multilingual Academy struggles with 0% proficiency in all three subject areas on the ACT test.

The data also reveals the presence of specialized school models, such as the Billings Early College School, which has a very high student-teacher ratio of 50:1, and the Billings Opportunity School, which has the highest free/reduced lunch rate in the district at 70.51%. These differences in school performance and student demographics suggest potential equity concerns within the Billings High School district that may require further investigation and targeted interventions.

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Ranking:

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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)	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	Total
Billings Senior High School	Public	9-12	425 Grand Avenue	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 281-5400	1,629	98	16.6	50.0%	1,126 (69.1%)	8 (0.5%)	176 (10.8%)	6 (0.4%)	137 (8.4%)	3 (0.2%)	173 (10.6%)	48	108^th of 182 public high schools	40.7%		44.3	58^th of 122 public high schools	52.5%	50	46.5	25.6	23.7	$10,797
Billings West High School	Public	9-12	2201 St Johns Avenue	Billings	59102	Yellowstone County	Billings High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-5600	2,115	139	15.2	30.1%	1,682 (79.5%)	19 (0.9%)	155 (7.3%)	19 (0.9%)	88 (4.2%)	7 (0.3%)	145 (6.9%)	75.3	30^th of 182 public high schools	83.5%		54.1	37^th of 122 public high schools	69.7%	7	62.7	38.4	34.9	$11,978
Skyview High School	Public	9-12	1775 High Sierra Blvd	Billings	59105	Yellowstone County	Billings High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-5200	1,542	82	18.7	39.3%	1,195 (77.5%)	15 (1.0%)	120 (7.8%)	4 (0.3%)	89 (5.8%)	6 (0.4%)	113 (7.3%)	53.5	90^th of 182 public high schools	50.5%		43.7	60^th of 122 public high schools	50.8%	30	50.6	29.3	23.9	$10,656
Billings Multilingual Academy	Public	9-12	415 North 30th St	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 281-5066	20	1	20.0	30.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (80.0%)	4 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.3	170^th of 182 public high schools	6.6%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0
Billings Early College School	Public	9-12	415 North 30th St	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 281-5994	60	1	50.0	21.7%	50 (83.3%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								(n/a)
Billings Opportunity School	Public	9-12	415 North 30th St	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 281-5120	78	7	10.9	70.5%	52 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.8%)	17.5	153^rd of 182 public high schools	15.9%					(n/a)	18.8	12.5	12.5

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Billings Elementary	0.47 mi	28	243^rd
Elysian Elementary	3.94 mi	2	110^th
Lockwood Elementary	4.41 mi	3
Lockwood K-12	4.43 mi	4	262^nd
Independent Elementary	5.44 mi	1	215^th

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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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