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
211	Sunburst Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	220 1st St South	Sunburst	59482	Toole County	Sunburst K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 937-2816	57	8	6.7	100.0%	55 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,700							49.5	62.1	92	119		302532000725
212	High-Line Colony School	Public	PK, KG-8	1262 Whitlash Rd	Chester	59522	Liberty County	Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 759-6302	23	2	11.5		23 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								49.1			(n/a)		300009801147
213	Malta K-5	Public	PK, KG-8	706 South 3rd Avenue East	Malta	59538	Phillips County	Malta K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 654-2320	246	19	13	58.9%	195 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	$14,326							49.1	70.3	72	141		301758000545
214	Independent School	Public	PK, KG-6	2907 Roundup Road	Billings	59105	Yellowstone County	Independent Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 259-8109	272	20	13.8	31.3%	219 (80.5%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	7 (2.6%)	12 (4.4%)	$9,691							48.8			(n/a)		301482000455
215	Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-6	624 27th Street South	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 268-6800	373	24	15.6	54.7%	273 (73.2%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.8%)	4 (1.1%)	18 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.6%)	$11,668							48.6			(n/a)		301304000362
216	Linderman School	Public	2-4	312 4th Avenue East	Polson	59860	Lake County	Polson Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 883-6229	355	23	15.4	66.5%	202 (56.9%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	132 (37.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,986							48.5			(n/a)		302106000631
217	Lincoln-McKinley School	Public	2-3	801 4th Street	Havre	59501	Hill County	Havre Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 265-9619	266	15	17.5	98.5%	163 (61.3%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.6%)	2 (0.8%)	62 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.3%)	$12,104							48.5			(n/a)		301356000409
218	Glacier Gateway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	440 4th Avenue West	Columbia Falls	59912	Flathead County	Columbia Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 892-6540	471	33	14.4	98.9%	405 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	$12,477							48			(n/a)		300711000196
219	East Side School	Public	3-5	401 View Vista Dr	Livingston	59047	Park County	Livingston Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 222-1773	249	17	15	46.2%	222 (89.2%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	$13,891							47.3			(n/a)		301688000524
220	Lindsay School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 miles W Glendive	Lindsay	59339	Dawson County	Lindsay Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 584-7486	7	1	7.4		6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,406							46.8			(n/a)		300840000243

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds