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
11	Anderson School	Public	PK, KG-6	10040 Cottonwood Road	Bozeman	59718	Gallatin County	Anderson Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 587-1305	172	12	14.6	1.7%	149 (86.6%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.8%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	$11,656							96.2			(n/a)		300207000016
12	Hammond School	Public	PK, KG-8	10851 Highway 212	Hammond	59332	Carter County	Hawks Home Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 427-5438	3	1	3		3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,751							95.9			(n/a)		301328000338
12	Hawks Home School	Public	PK, KG-8	1461 Hammond Road	Hammond	59332	Carter County	Hawks Home Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 892-5881	5	1	5		5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,015							95.9			(n/a)		301328001095
14	Sage Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	494 South 1346 East	Chester	59522	Liberty County	Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 759-5477	5	1	4		5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,325							95.6			(n/a)		300009800329
15	Cleveland School	Public	PK, KG-8	Highway 240 (25 mile	Chinook	59523	Blaine County	Cleveland Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 357-2018	11	1	11		10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,300							95.1			(n/a)		300405000094
16	LaMotte School	Public	PK, KG-5	841 Bear Canyon Road	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	LaMotte Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 586-2838	33	4	8.3		31 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	$19,504							95	96.6	3	13		301611000495
17	Whitewater School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Main Street	Whitewater	59544	Phillips County	Whitewater K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 674-5417	19	1	14.7	84.2%	18 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$35,734							94.5	70.2	73	56		302793000779
18	Hall School	Public	PK, KG-8	109 West Main	Hall	59837	Granite County	Hall Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 288-3440	27	2	18		26 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,085							93.9	92.2	16	2		301320000383
19	Twin Bridges School	Public	PK, KG-4	216 West 6th St	Twin Bridges	59754	Madison County	Twin Bridges K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 684-5613	90	10	9.1	43.3%	77 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.0%)	$16,528							93.1	86	25	6		302673000752
20	Amsterdam School	Public	PK, KG-6	6360 Camp Creek Road	Manhattan	59741	Gallatin County	Amsterdam Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 282-7216	149	10	14.3	7.4%	131 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$9,384							91.6	97.6	2	18		300198000007

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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:

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