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
101	Roy 6-8	Public, Virtual	6-8	500 Davis	Roy	59471	Fergus County	Roy K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(406) 464-2511	6	2	3.8		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$55,248							55.2			(n/a)		302316000957
102	Whitehall 6-8	Public	6-8	401 N Division	Whitehall	59759	Jefferson County	Whitehall Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 287-3882	110	9	11.7	57.3%	96 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$12,202							55.1			(n/a)		302781000776
103	Lima 7-8	Public	7-8	1 North Harrison	Lima	59739	Beaverhead County	Lima K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 276-3571	5	2	2.8		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	$37,422							54.8			(n/a)		301671000929
104	Richey 7-8	Public	7-8	202 Royal Avenue	Richey	59259	Dawson County	Richey Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 773-5680	9	2	4.7	44.4%	7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,631							54.6	9.4	110	6		302237000953
105	Savage 6-8	Public	6-8	368 Mesa South	Savage	59262	Richland County	Savage Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 776-2317	29	3	10.8	27.6%	28 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$4,740							54.4	62.2	42	63		302352001040
106	Huntley Project 7-8	Public	7-8	1477 Ash Street	Worden	59088	Yellowstone County	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 967-2540	124	7	16.7	38.7%	110 (88.7%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	$16,031							53.4	30	96	10		301470000887
107	Turner 7-8	Public	7-8	190 First Street East	Turner	59542	Blaine County	Turner Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 379-2219	11	2	7	45.5%	9 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$42,291							52.7			(n/a)		302664000933
108	Hobson 6-8	Public	6-8	108 6th Street E	Hobson	59452	Judith Basin County	Hobson K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 423-5483	32	4	8.1	53.1%	29 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	$16,927							52.1	39.9	73	35		301443000992
109	Winnett 7-8	Public	7-8	305 S Broadway	Winnett	59087	Petroleum County	Winnett K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 429-2251	13	2	5.5	100.0%	13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,997							52			(n/a)		302847001027
110	Columbia Falls Junior High School	Public	6-8	1805 Talbot Road	Columbia Falls	59912	Flathead County	Columbia Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 892-6530	547	37	14.9	98.9%	471 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.4%)	$12,802							50.5	81.8	16	94		300711000195

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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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