Best High Schools in Montana

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ACT with Writing 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 182)	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
91	Baker High School	Public	9-12	1015 South 3rd West	Baker	59313	Fallon County	Baker K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 778-3329	133	8	16.1	26.3%	128 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$25,919							51.5	50.7	49	42		300273000035
92	Anaconda Senior High School	Public	9-12	515 Main Street	Anaconda	59711	Deer Lodge County	Anaconda High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 563-6361	305	18	16.9	100.0%	261 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	$16,294							51.5	43.6	61	31		300203000015
93	Saco High School	Public	9-12	321 Hwy 243	Saco	59261	Phillips County	Saco High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 527-3531	15	4	4.2	66.7%	15 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$47,616							51.5			(n/a)		302340000683
94	Libby High School	Public	9-12	150 Education Way	Libby	59923	Lincoln County	Libby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 293-8802	363	19	19	54.5%	306 (84.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.9%)	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	$13,022							51.4	57.9	31	63		301653000518
95	Granite High School	Public	9-12	407 Schnepel St	Philipsburg	59858	Granite County	Philipsburg K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 859-3232	56	4	12.5	100.0%	50 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	$22,114							51.4	28.8	94	1		301284000349
96	Flathead Pace Academy	Public	10-12	644 4th Ave W	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Flathead High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 751-3434	22	3	6.9	27.3%	21 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)								51.2			(n/a)		301542001136
97	West Yellowstone High School	Public	9-12	411 N Geyser	West Yellowstone	59758	Gallatin County	West Yellowstone K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 646-7617	60	8	7.4	35.0%	34 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)	$13,375							51	40.3	73	24		302763000769
98	Shepherd High School	Public	9-12	7842 Shepherd Road	Shepherd	59079	Yellowstone County	Shepherd High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 373-5300	225	18	12.8	25.3%	193 (85.8%)	7 (3.1%)	8 (3.6%)	3 (1.3%)	12 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,485							50.8	33.7	83	15		302397000696
99	Carter County High School	Public	9-12	111 W Speelmon St	Ekalaka	59324	Carter County	Carter County High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 775-8767	36	5	6.6	83.3%	33 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.3%)	$31,102							50.7	28.8	95	4		300561000162
99	Terry High School	Public	9-12	215 East Park	Terry	59349	Prairie County	Terry K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 635-5533	48	5	9.6	41.7%	41 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	$21,298							50.7	52.4	39	60		302595000736

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ACT with Writing English Language Arts, ACT with Writing Mathematics, ACT with Writing 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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