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
11	Sunburst High School	Public	9-12	414 3rd St South	Sunburst	59482	Toole County	Sunburst K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 937-2811	40	7	5.9	100.0%	36 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	$25,096							86.4			(n/a)		302532000726
12	Hellgate High School	Public	9-12	925 Gerald Ave	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 728-2402	1,262	87	14.4	35.3%	1,070 (84.8%)	23 (1.8%)	61 (4.8%)	28 (2.2%)	49 (3.9%)	5 (0.4%)	26 (2.1%)	$12,219							85.5	66.7	17	5		301854000562
13	Hobson High School	Public	9-12	108 6th Street E	Hobson	59452	Judith Basin County	Hobson K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 423-5483	31	4	7	58.1%	30 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,138							83.8	74.8	10	3		301443000446
14	Winnett High School	Public	9-12	305 S Broadway	Winnett	59087	Petroleum County	Winnett K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 429-2251	19	3	6	100.0%	18 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$43,233							83.7			(n/a)		302847000792
15	Sentinel High School	Public	9-12	901 South Avenue West	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 728-2403	1,365	83	16.4	33.1%	1,191 (87.3%)	16 (1.2%)	57 (4.2%)	18 (1.3%)	64 (4.7%)	2 (0.1%)	17 (1.2%)	$12,875							83.5	65.4	21	6		301854000564
16	Columbus High School	Public	9-12	433 N 3rd St	Columbus	59019	Stillwater County	Columbus High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 322-5373	227	14	15.7	20.3%	207 (91.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$12,599							82.8	51.4	46	30		300720000205
17	Gardiner High School	Public	9-12	510 Stone Street	Gardiner	59030	Park County	Gardiner High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 848-7261	55	5	11.5	36.4%	47 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.3%)	$29,770							82.3	81.1	5	12		301185000322
18	Hamilton High School	Public	9-12	327 Fairgrounds Road	Hamilton	59840	Ravalli County	Hamilton K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 375-6060	460	30	15.1	43.3%	391 (85.0%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	$12,079							81	47.6	54	36		301326000389
19	Augusta High School	Public	9-12	410 Broadway	Augusta	59410	Lewis and Clark County	Augusta High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 562-3384	33	5	6.4	72.7%	27 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.1%)	$28,730							80.8			(n/a)		300245000025
20	Helena High School	Public	9-12	1300 Billings Avenue	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 324-2200	979	63	15.5	31.4%	818 (83.6%)	15 (1.5%)	61 (6.2%)	12 (1.2%)	22 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.2%)	$13,957							80.4	65.1	22	2		301383000430

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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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