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
101	DeSmet School	Public	PK, KG-5	6355 Padre Lane	Missoula	59802	Missoula County	DeSmet Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 549-4994	90	7	12.1	100.0%	77 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.3%)	3 (3.3%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.6%)								69.7			(n/a)		300888000254
102	Russell School	Public	PK, KG-5	227 West Nevada	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Kalispell Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 751-3900	223	14	15.9	100.0%	189 (84.8%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	$13,590							69.7			(n/a)		301545000475
103	Birney School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 Commercial Street	Birney	59012	Rosebud County	Birney Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 984-6247	10	1	10		7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,737							69.6			(n/a)		300399000093
104	Big Stone School	Public	PK, KG-8	251 Goonhill Road	Sand Coulee	59472	Cascade County	Centerville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 736-5167	17	2	8.3		17 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,456							69.4	51.9	121	17		302513000922
105	Sacajawea School	Public	PK, KG-6	630 Sacajawea Drive	Great Falls	59404	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 268-7080	405	23	17.8	45.2%	309 (76.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	6 (1.5%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (13.6%)	$11,610							69.3			(n/a)		301304000373
106	Eagle Cliffs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Kootenai	Billings	59105	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6210	443	25	17.6	25.7%	340 (76.7%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	$11,626							69.1	78	50	56		300387000902
107	Plentywood School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 East Laurel Avenue	Plentywood	59254	Sheridan County	Plentywood K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 765-1803	179	18	10	43.0%	149 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	4 (2.2%)	8 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.4%)	$14,432							68.8			(n/a)		302096000625
108	Roberts School	Public	PK, KG-6	106 Maple St	Roberts	59070	Carbon County	Roberts K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 445-2421	39	6	6.9	100.0%	36 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	$21,822							68.8			(n/a)		302271000664
109	Redwater School	Public	4-6	1105 F Avenue	Circle	59215	McCone County	Circle Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 485-2140	48	4	11.8	45.8%	46 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	$19,769							68.8			(n/a)		300679000186
110	Bo Peep School	Public	PK, KG-3	1105 F Avenue	Circle	59215	McCone County	Circle Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 485-2140	57	5	11.3	38.6%	56 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$14,689							68.8			(n/a)		300679000185

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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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