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High Schools in Billings High School

At a glance

DistrictBillings High School255^th of 387 Montana districtsFull district overview →

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

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

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Summary:

The Billings High School District in Montana is home to 6 high schools, serving students in grades 9-12. The district's schools display a range of academic performance, with Billings West High School emerging as the top-performing school in the area, ranking 30th out of 182 Montana high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Billings West High School stands out for its strong academic results, outperforming the Billings High School district and the state of Montana in ACT proficiency rates for 11th-grade students in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school also has a relatively low free and reduced lunch rate of 30.12% and a student-teacher ratio of 15.2, which is lower than the other high schools in the district. In contrast, Billings Multilingual Academy and Billings Opportunity School have the lowest statewide rankings and significantly lower ACT proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages.

The data also reveals the unique approach of Billings Early College School, which offers students the opportunity to earn college credits while in high school. This school has a very low student-teacher ratio of 50, which is significantly higher than the other schools in the district, and a free and reduced lunch rate of 21.67%, which is lower than the district average. Overall, the Billings High School District faces challenges in addressing the performance disparities among its schools, with socioeconomic factors potentially playing a role in the observed differences.

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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 (2025)	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	59101	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	59101	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 High School	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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