Best Elementary Schools in Montana

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Montana Science Assessment and MAST test scores by the Montana Office of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Monday, February 16, 2026.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 401)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
361	Canyon Creek School	Public	PK, KG-5	3139 Duck Creek Road	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Canyon Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 656-4471	147	13	11.6	40.1%	127 (86.4%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$13,547							13.5	26.9	172	189		300546000160
362	Trout Creek School	Public	PK, KG-6	4 School Lane	Trout Creek	59874	Sanders County	Trout Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 827-3629	32	4	7.2	100.0%	28 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	$40,914							13.2			(n/a)		302652000747
363	Victor School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 4th Avenue	Victor	59875	Ravalli County	Victor K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 642-3551	132	11	12.3	100.0%	116 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	$16,335							13	37	144	219		302727000762
364	Ponderosa School	Public	PK, KG-5	4188 King Avenue East	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 281-6218	277	23	11.8	73.6%	145 (52.3%)	9 (3.2%)	52 (18.8%)	1 (0.4%)	52 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	$11,811							12.7	15.2	187	177		300387000079
365	Hillcrest Colony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1124 Wilson Road	Power	59468	Cascade County	Vaughn Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 463-2236	11	1	10.8		11 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,326							12.3			(n/a)		300585001109
366	Bynum School	Public	PK, KG-8	210 Central Ave	Bynum	59419	Teton County	Bynum Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 469-2373	8	3	2.6		5 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,953							11.7			(n/a)		300533000157
367	Lodge Grass School	Public	PK, KG-6	124 N St George	Lodge Grass	59050	Big Horn County	Lodge Grass Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 639-2333	175	17	10.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (98.3%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,920							11.5	2.1	209	158		301701000533
368	Northside School	Public	4-6	710 4th Avenue North	Wolf Point	59201	Roosevelt County	Wolf Point Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 653-1653	158	16	10	100.0%	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.8%)	$18,745							11.4	10.2	191	177		302859000796
369	Glacier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	451 Tipville Road	Cut Bank	59427	Glacier County	Cut Bank Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 336-2623	10	1	10		10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,248							11.2			(n/a)		300000300018
370	Morin School	Public	PK, KG-6	8824 Pryor Road	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Morin Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 259-6093	35	5	7	100.0%	7 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.6%)	$25,986							11.1	25	175	195		301896000590

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAST English Language Arts, MAST Mathematics, Montana Science Assessment Science test scores released by the Montana Office of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on February 16, 2026, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Montana Office of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.
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