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
331	Frontier School	Public	PK, KG-6	6996 Roy St.	Wolf Point	59201	Roosevelt County	Frontier Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 653-2501	108	9	12.2	100.0%	18 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	70 (64.8%)	1 (0.9%)	18 (16.7%)	$25,501							23.8			(n/a)		301167000318
332	North Star School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 3rd St East	Gildford	59525	Hill County	North Star Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 355-4481	83	10	8.6	60.2%	72 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	$13,429							23.4			(n/a)		300009600485
333	Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-6	900 Avenue A NW	Great Falls	59404	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-7145	312	21	14.7	57.7%	224 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (15.4%)	$12,583							23.2			(n/a)		301304000377
334	West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1205 1st Avenue NW	Great Falls	59404	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-7180	421	31	13.7	76.2%	296 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.8%)	$11,934							22.6			(n/a)		301304000881
335	Philipsburg School	Public	PK, KG-6	501 Schnepel St	Philipsburg	59858	Granite County	Philipsburg K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 859-3233	100	10	9.6	100.0%	93 (93.0%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								22.2			(n/a)		301284000616
336	Stanford School	Public	PK, KG-6	104 4th Avenue South	Stanford	59479	Judith Basin County	Stanford K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 566-2265	54	6	9.3	42.6%	47 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,526							22.2			(n/a)		302499000021
337	Kennedy School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 N Emmett	Butte	59701	Silver Bow County	Butte Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 533-2450	219	17	13.1	100.0%	151 (68.9%)	1 (0.5%)	27 (12.3%)	5 (2.3%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.5%)	$11,983							22			(n/a)		300528000144
338	Marion School	Public	PK, KG-6	205 Gopher Lane	Marion	59925	Flathead County	Marion Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 854-2333	114	9	13.1	100.0%	104 (91.2%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$9,328							21.6			(n/a)		301770000549
339	Hot Springs School	Public, Virtual	PK, KG-6	301 Broadway	Hot Springs	59845	Sanders County	Hot Springs K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(406) 741-2014	111	8	13.8	65.8%	72 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (19.8%)	$17,528							21.5			(n/a)		301464000448
340	Big Rose Colony School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 Big Rose Colony Lane	Shelby	59474	Toole County	Shelby Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 460-0010	14	1	14	64.3%	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,417							21.2			(n/a)		302390001129

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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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