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
351	Knees School	Public	PK, KG-8	4177 Beaver Slide Rd	Carter	59420	Chouteau County	Knees Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 734-5217	13	2	6.5		13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,902							17.3			(n/a)		301569000483
352	Rise Charter & Distance Elementary	Public	K-6	1151 Eastside Highway	Corvallis	59828	Ravalli County	Corvallis K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 381-5364	178	0		31.5%	165 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)								16.8			(n/a)		300741001156
353	Horizon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Horizon Road	Cut Bank	59427	Glacier County	Cut Bank Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 336-2961	15	1	15		15 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,664							16.5			(n/a)		300000301107
354	East Glacier Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	125 Washington St	E Glacier Park	59434	Glacier County	East Glacier Park Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 226-5543	45	4	10.4	100.0%	6 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,975							16.2	4.7	202	152		300951000267
355	Greycliff School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 A Street	Greycliff	59033	Sweet Grass County	Greycliff Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 932-6641	4	1	4		4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$83,446							15.9			(n/a)		301314000382
356	Harlem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 3rd Ave SW	Harlem	59526	Blaine County	Harlem Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 353-2258	350	29	12.2	100.0%	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	320 (91.4%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	$16,864							15.7	13	189	167		301339500399
357	Arlee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	72220 Fyant Street	Arlee	59821	Lake County	Arlee Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 726-3216	206	16	12.5	100.0%	55 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (20.9%)	$20,871							15.5			(n/a)		300222000019
358	Orchard School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Jackson Street	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 281-6216	340	22	15.1	76.5%	148 (43.5%)	7 (2.1%)	76 (22.4%)	1 (0.3%)	67 (19.7%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.8%)	$12,818							15.2	29	165	193		300387000077
359	K William Harvey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	221 4th Ave NW	Ronan	59864	Lake County	Ronan Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 676-3390	378	26	14.5	100.0%	127 (33.6%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	187 (49.5%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.3%)	$12,857							14.8	30.6	159	200		302279000669
360	Lincoln School	Public	3-5	210 South Lake Ave	Miles City	59301	Custer County	Miles City Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 234-1697	166	12	13.9	47.0%	146 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$9,848							14.5	27.5	171	189		301841000559

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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