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
151	Helena P.A.L.	Public	9-12	1325 Poplar Street	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 324-2000	58	7	8.1	55.2%	46 (79.3%)	1 (1.7%)	3 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	1 (1.7%)	5 (8.6%)								22.8			(n/a)		301383001145
152	227 Academy- High School	Public	9-12	2760 Valley Dr	East Helena	59635	Lewis and Clark County	East Helena K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 227-7700	59	5	12.9	61.0%	50 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.2%)								21.2			(n/a)		300065501146
153	Billings Opportunity School	Public	9-12	415 North 30th St	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 281-5120	78	7	10.9	70.5%	52 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.8%)								17.5			(n/a)		300390001134
154	Box Elder High School	Public	9-12	205 Main Street	Box Elder	59521	Hill County	Box Elder High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 352-4195	86	12	7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,150							16.6	4.1	115	39		300450000104
155	Fromberg High School	Public	9-12	319 School Street	Fromberg	59029	Carbon County	Fromberg K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 668-7315	19	4	4.8	100.0%	18 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	$31,766							15.9			(n/a)		301165000317
156	Wolf Point High School	Public	9-12	213 6th Avenue South	Wolf Point	59201	Roosevelt County	Wolf Point High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 653-1200	200	17	12	100.0%	18 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (15.0%)	$18,171							15.9	16.4	105	51		302862000799
157	Brockton High School	Public	9-12	540 5th St.	Brockton	59213	Roosevelt County	Brockton High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 786-3311	49	7	7.4	100.0%	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	46 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$35,348							14.8			(n/a)		300504000125
158	Grass Range High School	Public	9-12	310 East 2nd Street	Grass Range	59032	Fergus County	Grass Range High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 428-2341	27	4	6.5	48.1%	23 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.1%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,568							14.6			(n/a)		301299000352
159	Harlem High School	Public	9-12	610 1st Ave SE	Harlem	59526	Blaine County	Harlem High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 353-2287	175	13	12.9	100.0%	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (91.4%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.3%)	$21,448							13.6	6.4	111	48		301340000400
160	Arlee High School	Public	9-12	72220 Fyant Street	Arlee	59821	Lake County	Arlee High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 726-3216	135	13	10	100.0%	35 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (16.3%)	$20,001							13	14.6	107	53		300225000020

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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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