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
141	Drummond High School	Public	9-12	108 W Edwards	Drummond	59832	Granite County	Drummond High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 288-3281	70	7	9.8	100.0%	63 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	$16,755							28.8	50.7	50	91		300921000263
142	Stevensville High School	Public	9-12	300 Park Street	Stevensville	59870	Ravalli County	Stevensville High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 777-5481	347	24	14.6	47.3%	304 (87.6%)	4 (1.2%)	22 (6.3%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$15,051							28.5	24	101	41		302505000720
143	Dutton/Brady High School	Public	9-12	101 2nd St NE	Dutton	59433	Teton County	Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 476-3424	25	5	5.4	64.0%	22 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,999							28.3			(n/a)		300010200266
144	Stanford High School	Public	9-12	104 4th Avenue South	Stanford	59479	Judith Basin County	Stanford K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 566-2265	42	5	8.4	45.2%	42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,426							28	68.3	14	130		302499000717
145	Lima High School	Public	9-12	1 North Harrison	Lima	59739	Beaverhead County	Lima K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 276-3571	13	3	4.2	38.5%	13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,133							27.4			(n/a)		301671000520
146	Hysham High School	Public	9-12	115 Summit Street	Hysham	59038	Treasure County	Hysham K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 342-5237	28	4	6.7	57.1%	25 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	$38,877							26.4			(n/a)		301476000454
147	Geyser High School	Public	9-12	103 3rd St East	Geyser	59447	Judith Basin County	Geyser K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 735-4368	13	2	5.2	61.5%	13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$47,790							23.6			(n/a)		301230000335
148	Frenchtown High School	Public	9-12	17620 Frontage Road	Frenchtown	59834	Missoula County	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 626-2670	364	16	22.7	32.4%	310 (85.2%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.8%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	$11,565							23.5	43.4	62	86		301152000313
149	St Ignatius High School	Public	9-12	76 3rd Avenue	St Ignatius	59865	Lake County	St Ignatius K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 745-3811	121	13	9.1	100.0%	36 (29.8%)	2 (1.7%)	7 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.7%)	$18,475							23.2	30.3	88	61		300611000175
150	Ronan High School	Public	9-12	130 3rd Ave NW	Ronan	59864	Lake County	Ronan High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 676-3390	376	21	17.5	100.0%	132 (35.1%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	175 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.0%)	$13,364							23.2	9.4	110	40		302280000670

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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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