Best Middle 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 222)	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	Saco 7-8	Public	7-8	321 Hwy 243	Saco	59261	Phillips County	Saco Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 527-3531	9	2	4.6	66.7%	8 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$45,907							86.2			(n/a)		302337001030
12	Manhattan 6-8	Public	6-8	416 North Broadway	Manhattan	59741	Gallatin County	Manhattan School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 284-3250	189	11	16.7	29.6%	175 (92.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$11,332							86.1	87.7	8	4		301761000971
13	Shields Valley 7-8	Public	7-8	405 1st Street East	Clyde Park	59018	Park County	Shields Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 686-4621	32	3	9.7	37.5%	29 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	$16,770							85.9	84.6	12	1		300093201025
14	Sacajawea Middle School	Public	6-8	3525 So 3rd Ave	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 522-6470	807	50	16.2	25.2%	645 (79.9%)	13 (1.6%)	97 (12.0%)	9 (1.1%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.0%)	$11,556							84.6	86.3	9	5		300456000165
15	Bainville 7-8	Public	7-8	409 Tubman	Bainville	59212	Roosevelt County	Bainville K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 769-2321	28	3	8.4	21.4%	24 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	$24,991							83.8			(n/a)		300264001047
16	Gallatin Gateway 7-8	Public	7-8	100 Mill Street	Gallatin Gateway	59730	Gallatin County	Gallatin Gateway Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 763-4415	33	4	7.6	39.4%	32 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,938							83.3			(n/a)		301179000975
17	Grass Range 7-8	Public	7-8	310 East 2nd Street	Grass Range	59032	Fergus County	Grass Range Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 428-2341	9	2	5.5	33.3%	7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,476							82.6			(n/a)		301296000955
18	Chief Joseph Middle School	Public	6-8	4255 Kimberwicke	Bozeman	59718	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 522-6300	751	46	16.4	17.2%	624 (83.1%)	7 (0.9%)	56 (7.5%)	13 (1.7%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	$11,573							81.9	81.7	17	1		300456000112
19	Plentywood 7-8	Public	7-8	100 East Laurel Avenue	Plentywood	59254	Sheridan County	Plentywood K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 765-1803	61	4	13.6	42.6%	54 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.9%)	$17,112							81.4			(n/a)		302096001056
20	Big Timber 7-8	Public	7-8	5th and Anderson	Big Timber	59011	Sweet Grass County	Big Timber Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 932-5939	69	5	13.6	36.2%	61 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	$14,137							81.3	79.7	22	2		300380001064

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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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