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
221	Kessler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2420 Choteau Street	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 324-1700	235	18	13.1	34.0%	201 (85.5%)	5 (2.1%)	19 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$12,541							46	50.4	124	97		300000500337
222	Meadowlark School	Public	PK, KG-6	623 New York	Chinook	59523	Blaine County	Chinook Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 357-2033	144	12	11.6	43.8%	110 (76.4%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	1 (0.7%)	16 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	$23,120							45.7			(n/a)		300626000181
223	Geyser School	Public	PK, KG-6	103 3rd St East	Geyser	59447	Judith Basin County	Geyser K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 735-4368	20	5	3.7	55.0%	20 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$52,555							45.7			(n/a)		301230000334
224	Darby School	Public	PK, KG-6	209 School Drive	Darby	59829	Ravalli County	Darby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 821-3643	170	13	13.5	100.0%	150 (88.2%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$15,159							45.6	55.7	108	116		300828000237
225	Winnett School	Public	PK, KG-6	305 S Broadway	Winnett	59087	Petroleum County	Winnett K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 429-2251	37	5	6.9	100.0%	37 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,935							45.6			(n/a)		302847000791
226	McCormick School	Public	PK, KG-8	1564 Old Highway 2 North	Troy	59935	Lincoln County	McCormick Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 295-4982	21	2	10.5		20 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,688							45.5	52	120	106		300603000173
227	Alberton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Railroad Ave	Alberton	59820	Mineral County	Alberton K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 722-4413	89	8	11.1	100.0%	78 (87.6%)	3 (3.4%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	$23,862							45.4	17.5	184	43		300186000003
228	Hill Top Colony School	Public	PK, KG-8	909 Spring Creek Road	Stockett	59480	Cascade County	Centerville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 736-5169	19	2	9.3		19 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,626							45.4	30.5	160	68		302513001117
229	Grass Range School	Public	PK, KG-6	310 East 2nd Street	Grass Range	59032	Fergus County	Grass Range Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 428-2341	45	6	7.7	40.0%	42 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,062							45.3			(n/a)		301296000351
230	Elder Grove School	Public	PK, KG-5	1532 South 64 Street W	Billings	59106	Yellowstone County	Elder Grove Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 656-2893	465	25	18.6	19.8%	391 (84.1%)	5 (1.1%)	32 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	$8,998							45.1	45.1	132	98		300972000273

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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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