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
41	Sidney High School	Public	9-12	1012 4th Avenue SE	Sidney	59270	Richland County	Sidney High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 433-2330	355	29	12.2	32.7%	296 (83.4%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.7%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$18,127							71.1	39.7	74	33		302423000702
42	Custer High School	Public	9-12	304 4th Avenue	Custer	59024	Yellowstone County	Custer K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 856-4117	26	5	4.8	30.8%	25 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,704							71.1			(n/a)		300813000232
43	Valier High School	Public	9-12	804 4th Street	Valier	59486	Pondera County	Valier High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 279-3613	37	6	6.5	48.6%	21 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,565							70.6			(n/a)		302709000759
44	Glasgow High School	Public	9-12	175 Aberdeen Street	Glasgow	59230	Valley County	Glasgow K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 228-2485	219	18	12.2	36.5%	190 (86.8%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	$14,298							70.4	36	81	37		301242000343
45	Ennis High School	Public	9-12	223 Charles Ave	Ennis	59729	Madison County	Ennis K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 682-4258	134	12	10.9	14.9%	124 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	$16,246							69.6	56.5	35	10		300993000277
46	Conrad High School	Public	9-12	308 South Illinois St	Conrad	59425	Pondera County	Conrad High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 278-3285	126	14	8.8	40.5%	112 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	$17,882							69.2	24.9	99	53		300732000210
47	Shields Valley High School	Public	9-12	405 1st St East	Clyde Park	59018	Park County	Shields Valley High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 686-4621	59	7	8.8	39.0%	55 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,145							68.8	79.5	7	40		300093301026
48	Fort Benton High School	Public	9-12	1820 Washington	Fort Benton	59442	Chouteau County	Fort Benton High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 622-3213	112	9	12.6	43.8%	99 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.4%)	$17,839							68.6	47.8	53	5		301126000307
49	Willow Creek High School	Public	9-12	407 Main Street	Willow Creek	59760	Gallatin County	Willow Creek High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 285-6991	7	3	2.4		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$68,068							68.6			(n/a)		302817000786
50	Florence-Carlton High School	Public	9-12	5602 Old Highway 93	Florence	59833	Ravalli County	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 273-6301	237	16	14.9	32.5%	208 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$12,665							68.3	56.5	34	16		301110000301

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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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