Best Elementary Schools in Montana

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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
41	Hawthorne School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 E Mendenhall	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 522-6700	348	18	19.2	7.8%	324 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$11,101							83.3	93.6	12	29		300456000107
42	Greenfield School	Public	PK, KG-6	590 Hwy 431	Fairfield	59436	Teton County	Greenfield Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 467-2433	65	6	10.3	44.6%	57 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,760							83.2	93.5	13	29		301311000381
43	Rapelje School	Public	PK, KG-6	714 Main Street	Rapelje	59067	Stillwater County	Rapelje Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 663-2215	34	5	6.8	23.5%	29 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)	$18,722							82.9			(n/a)		302187000649
44	Shepherd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7842 Shepherd Road	Shepherd	59079	Yellowstone County	Shepherd Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 373-5516	342	22	15.5	26.9%	312 (91.2%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$8,821							82.1	56.1	105	61		302394000695
45	Rattlesnake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Pineview Drive	Missoula	59802	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4050	393	25	15.8	31.8%	341 (86.8%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.4%)	5 (1.3%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$12,614							81.8	95.7	6	39		301857000578
46	Boulder School	Public	PK, KG-5	2202 32nd Street West	Billings	59102	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6206	495	27	18.6	23.6%	415 (83.8%)	6 (1.2%)	32 (6.5%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.9%)	$11,331							81.7	81.2	39	7		300387000063
47	Fairfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13 7th Street	Fairfield	59436	Teton County	Fairfield Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 467-2425	173	12	14.1	28.3%	168 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$12,245							81.5			(n/a)		301014000280
48	Meadowlark School	Public	PK, KG-5	221 29th Street West	Billings	59102	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6213	691	38	18.3	23.6%	547 (79.2%)	10 (1.4%)	38 (5.5%)	7 (1.0%)	38 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.2%)	$10,996							81			(n/a)		300387000073
49	Belt School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Church Street	Belt	59412	Cascade County	Belt Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 277-3351	178	13	13.3	34.3%	167 (93.8%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,907							80.7	89.9	20	29		300342000047
50	Jeannette Rankin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5150 Bigfork Rd.	Missoula	59803	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4010	457	26	17.5	26.5%	407 (89.1%)	6 (1.3%)	14 (3.1%)	11 (2.4%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$12,695							80.6	94.1	10	40		301857000567

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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:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide