Best Elementary Schools in Montana

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
111	Wise River School	Public	PK, KG-8	175 Swamp Creek Road	Wise River	59762	Beaverhead County	Wise River Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 832-3279	7	1	7		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,598							68.5			(n/a)		301082000794
112	Irving School	Public	PK, KG-5	811 W Alderson St	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 522-6600	174	13	13.6	46.6%	103 (59.2%)	8 (4.6%)	35 (20.1%)	3 (1.7%)	21 (12.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	$13,278							68.5	86.5	23	89		300456000108
113	Mountain View School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 South Oakes	Red Lodge	59068	Carbon County	Red Lodge Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 446-1804	192	14	13.5	37.5%	176 (91.7%)	2 (1.0%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,060							68.3			(n/a)		302208000653
114	Four Georgians School	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Custer Avenue	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 324-1300	482	29	16.8	30.9%	405 (84.0%)	5 (1.0%)	37 (7.7%)	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.1%)	$12,054							68.2	71.9	66	48		300000500419
115	Fred W Graff School	Public	3-4	417 East Sixth St	Laurel	59044	Yellowstone County	Laurel Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 628-6916	245	15	16.2	87.3%	212 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$12,178							68.1	54.5	111	4		301620000497
116	Riverview School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Smelter Avenue	Great Falls	59404	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 268-7015	445	21	21.1	38.0%	347 (78.0%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (7.4%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	$11,286							67.9			(n/a)		301304000370
117	Alzada School	Public	PK, KG-8	236 Spring Street	Alzada	59311	Carter County	Alzada Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 828-4445	8	1	8		7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	$18,159							67.8			(n/a)		300195000006
118	Augusta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	410 Broadway	Augusta	59410	Lewis and Clark County	Augusta Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 562-3384	85	9	9.6	48.2%	76 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	$14,914							67.3	79.7	46	72		300243000024
119	Jim Darcy School	Public	PK, KG-5	990 Lincoln Road West	Helena	59602	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 324-1410	473	25	18.8	19.2%	422 (89.2%)	4 (0.8%)	31 (6.6%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$11,824							67.2	67.8	79	40		300000500505
120	Wibaux Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	415 West Nolan	Wibaux	59353	Wibaux County	Wibaux K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 796-2518	85	10	8.7	32.9%	75 (88.2%)	1 (1.2%)	6 (7.1%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$21,294							67.1			(n/a)		302802000784
121	Hellgate Elementary Intermediate	Public	4-6	2355 Flynn Lane	Missoula	59808	Missoula County	Hellgate Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 721-2160	517	27	18.8	36.8%	421 (81.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.4%)	9 (1.7%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.5%)	$10,098							66.9	65.8	85	36		301386001119
122	Auchard Creek School	Public	PK, KG-8	9605 Hwy 287	Wolf Creek	59648	Lewis and Clark County	Auchard Creek Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 562-3528	13	1	14.2	76.9%	13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,528							66.6	53.9	113	9		300249000026
123	Medicine Lake School	Public	PK, KG-6	311 Young St	Medicine Lake	59247	Sheridan County	Medicine Lake K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 789-2211	47	7	7.1	42.6%	41 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,556							66.5	78.9	48	75		301817000551
124	Lavina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	214 1st St East	Lavina	59046	Golden Valley County	Lavina K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 636-2761	31	5	6.5	74.2%	26 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	$28,327							66.3	15.6	186	62		301629000502
125	Shields Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	308 S. Hannaford	Wilsall	59086	Park County	Shields Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 578-2535	107	9	11.8	41.1%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$16,871							65.9	73.3	65	60		300093201024
126	Helena Montessori Charter School	Public	K-5	1325 Poplar Street	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 324-2000	198	11	17.8	19.7%	160 (80.8%)	5 (2.5%)	20 (10.1%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								65.7			(n/a)		300000501143
127	Edgerton School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Whitefish Stage	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Kalispell Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 751-4040	509	30	17.2	100.0%	434 (85.3%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.1%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$11,252							65.7			(n/a)		301545000472
128	Gallatin Gateway School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Mill Street	Gallatin Gateway	59730	Gallatin County	Gallatin Gateway Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 763-4415	103	11	9.6	22.3%	85 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.6%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$17,933							65.6			(n/a)		301179000320
129	Lillian Peterson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1119 2nd Street W	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Kalispell Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 751-3737	344	20	17.2	100.0%	296 (86.0%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	$10,736							65.2			(n/a)		301545000474
130	Moore School	Public	PK, KG-5	509 Highland Ave	Moore	59464	Fergus County	Moore Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 374-2231	40	5	8	75.0%	39 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	$21,360							64.8			(n/a)		301887000588
131	Russell School	Public	PK, KG-5	3216 Russell Street	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 542-4080	375	28	13.5	55.2%	290 (77.3%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (8.3%)	8 (2.1%)	23 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$14,546							64.2	81.5	37	94		301857000580
132	Charlo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	404 1st Ave West	Charlo	59824	Lake County	Charlo Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 644-2206	89	9	9.9	100.0%	73 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.9%)	$12,838							63.8	76.6	52	80		300611200176
133	White Sulphur Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	405 Central Avenue South	White Sulphur Springs	59645	Meagher County	White Sulphur Spgs K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 547-3751	91	9	10	38.5%	81 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	$18,106							63.7	29	166	33		302877000802
134	Radley Elementary School	Public	3-5	226 E Clinton	East Helena	59635	Lewis and Clark County	East Helena K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 227-7710	428	21	20.1	44.4%	353 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.2%)	$10,422							63.6			(n/a)		300065500268
135	Lakeside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	255 Adams Street	Lakeside	59922	Flathead County	Somers Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 844-2208	303	21	14.5	29.4%	280 (92.4%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	$11,626							63.4			(n/a)		300000200705
136	Montana City School	Public	PK, KG-5	11 McClellan Creek Road	Clancy	59634	Jefferson County	Montana City Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 442-6779	313	20	15.4	1.0%	275 (87.9%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.2%)	$11,673							63.3	92	17	119		301878000586
137	Thompson Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 Columbia	Thompson Falls	59873	Sanders County	Thompson Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 827-3592	240	17	14.5	91.3%	208 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	$14,116							62.8			(n/a)		302607000737
138	Westby School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 5th Ave East	Westby	59275	Sheridan County	Westby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 385-2225	33	5	7.2	27.3%	28 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,919							62.7	76.5	53	85		302773000770
139	Ophir Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	45465 Gallatin Rd-30	Gallatin Gateway	59730	Gallatin County	Big Sky School K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 995-4281	169	11	15	7.1%	138 (81.7%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (12.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$21,147							62.5			(n/a)		300065400604
140	Highland Park School	Public	2-3	1312 7th Avenue North	Lewistown	59457	Fergus County	Lewistown Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 535-2555	159	13	12.7	48.4%	148 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$11,855							62.5	66	84	56		301649000508
141	Meadowlark School	Public	PK, KG-3	17 3rd Avenue Southwest	Conrad	59425	Pondera County	Conrad Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 278-5620	144	11	13.3	58.3%	126 (87.5%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.5%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	$11,531							62.5			(n/a)		300733000207
142	Potomac School	Public	PK, KG-5	29750 Potomac Road	Bonner	59823	Missoula County	Potomac Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 244-5581	60	7	8.9	43.3%	44 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	8 (13.3%)	$16,125							62.1	55.7	107	35		302133000639
143	Chief Charlo School	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 Longview Dr	Missoula	59803	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4005	414	26	15.6	39.4%	348 (84.1%)	6 (1.4%)	24 (5.8%)	7 (1.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	$14,681							61.8	80.5	40	103		301857000164
144	Yaak School	Public	PK, KG-8	29893 Yaak River Road	Troy	59935	Lincoln County	Yaak Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 295-4805	4	1	4		4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,510							61.6			(n/a)		302883000805
145	Bloomfield School	Public	PK, KG-8	2285 Fas 470	Bloomfield	59315	Dawson County	Bloomfield Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 583-7575	8	1	8		7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,952							61.6			(n/a)		300420000098
146	Richey School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 Royal Avenue	Richey	59259	Dawson County	Richey Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 773-5523	47	4	11.4	34.0%	47 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,004							61.5	49.7	126	20		302237000659
147	Glendale School	Public	PK, KG-8	2151 Chaulk Butte Road	Cut Bank	59427	Glacier County	Browning Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 336-2635	12	1	9.5		12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,296							61.3	57	102	45		300514000813
148	Scobey School	Public	PK, KG-6	205 2nd Avenue East	Scobey	59263	Daniels County	Scobey K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 487-2202	152	13	12.1	30.9%	125 (82.2%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	17 (11.2%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,405							61.1	75.5	59	89		302367000687
149	Target Range School	Public	PK, KG-6	4095 South Avenue West	Missoula	59804	Missoula County	Target Range Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 549-9239	410	27	15.2	34.9%	346 (84.4%)	5 (1.2%)	18 (4.4%)	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	$12,469							61	79.9	45	104		302589000734
150	Melstone School	Public	PK, KG-6	5 6th Avenue N	Melstone	59054	Musselshell County	Melstone Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 358-2352	24	4	5.6	100.0%	24 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,843							60.9	50.9	122	28		301824000554
151	Alkali Creek School	Public	PK, KG-5	681 Alkali Creek Road	Billings	59105	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6200	310	18	17.6	31.9%	234 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.6%)	5 (1.6%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.4%)	$11,705							60.8	61.6	94	57		300387000808
152	Cecelia Hazelton School	Public	PK, KG-6	201 N Spruce	Townsend	59644	Broadwater County	Townsend K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 441-3431	423	30	14.2	42.3%	381 (90.1%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	$11,157							60.6	58.1	100	52		300498000743
153	Fairhaven Colony	Public	PK, KG-8	9 Miles SW of Ulm	Ulm	59485	Cascade County	Ulm Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 866-3313	30	2	13.3		30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,094							60.1			(n/a)		302688000923
154	Kila School	Public	PK, KG-6	395 Kila Road	Kila	59920	Flathead County	Kila Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 257-2428	142	9	16.1	35.9%	131 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$11,409							60.1			(n/a)		301557000480
155	Polaris School	Public	PK, KG-8	4210 Pioneer Mnt Scenic Byway	Polaris	59746	Beaverhead County	Polaris Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 834-3403	8	1	8		8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,727							60			(n/a)		302103000629
156	Loy School	Public	PK, KG-6	501 57th Street North	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 268-6885	392	22	17.5	33.7%	240 (61.2%)	27 (6.9%)	69 (17.6%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.2%)	$10,936							59.9			(n/a)		301304000365
157	Florence-Carlton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5602 Old Highway 93	Florence	59833	Ravalli County	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 273-6741	301	23	13	30.9%	265 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$12,417							59.4	68.1	78	79		301110000300
158	Smith School	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 5th Avenue	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 324-1530	217	16	13.5	35.5%	153 (70.5%)	6 (2.8%)	47 (21.7%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$13,714							59.2	82	32	126		300000500425
159	Bigfork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Commerce St	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Bigfork Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-7412	343	27	12.8	31.2%	318 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,102							59.1			(n/a)		300382000057
160	Daly School	Public	K-4	208 Daly Avenue	Hamilton	59840	Ravalli County	Hamilton K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 363-2122	539	34	15.7	55.8%	456 (84.6%)	5 (0.9%)	42 (7.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.4%)	$10,929							58.8			(n/a)		301326000384
161	Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	412 Rittenour	Plains	59859	Sanders County	Plains K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 826-3642	218	16	13.5	100.0%	197 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	$12,936							58.8	80	43	118		302085000622
162	Elysian School	Public	PK, KG-5	6416 Elysian Road	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Elysian Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 656-4101	302	19	16.3	27.5%	241 (79.8%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.0%)	6 (2.0%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	$11,721							58.6	75.6	58	104		300984000276
163	Hysham School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Summit Street	Hysham	59038	Treasure County	Hysham K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 342-5237	53	6	9.4	32.1%	48 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	$17,210							58.4			(n/a)		301476000453
164	Hawthorne School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Hiberta St.	Missoula	59804	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 542-4025	417	29	14.1	53.5%	329 (78.9%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.4%)	10 (2.4%)	28 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.4%)	$15,622							58.4	74.4	63	101		301857000570
165	Drummond School	Public	PK, KG-6	108 W Edwards	Drummond	59832	Granite County	Drummond Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 288-3283	86	8	10.3	100.0%	73 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.8%)	$13,174							58.3	81.9	34	131		300918000262
166	Lambert School	Public	PK, KG-6	121 3rd Ave NW	Lambert	59243	Richland County	Lambert Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 774-3333	66	8	7.8	27.3%	58 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	$25,427							58.1	27.8	169	3		301599000492
167	Brorson School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 miles NW of Sidney Hwy 200	Sidney	59270	Richland County	Brorson Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 798-3361	5	1	4.1		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$63,986							58			(n/a)		300513000128
168	McKinley School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 North 31st Street	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 281-6212	339	29	11.6	64.0%	179 (52.8%)	5 (1.5%)	41 (12.1%)	5 (1.5%)	65 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.7%)	$12,572							57.7	80	44	124		300387000072
169	Rossiter School	Public	PK, KG-5	1497 Sierra Road East	Helena	59602	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 324-1500	369	21	17.4	36.3%	309 (83.7%)	8 (2.2%)	40 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$13,609							57.7	62.8	91	78		300000500424
170	Clancy School	Public	PK, KG-6	18 Clancy Creek Rd	Clancy	59634	Jefferson County	Clancy Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 933-5531	285	19	14.7	22.1%	273 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$10,336							57.4	79	47	123		300684000188
171	Highwood School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 West Street South	Highwood	59450	Chouteau County	Highwood K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 733-2081	62	5	11.8	35.5%	60 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,435							57.1	76	55	116		301407000436
172	Helmville School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 Schoolhouse Rd	Helmville	59843	Powell County	Helmville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 793-5656	13	2	6.5		12 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,818							56.9	34.6	147	25		301389000433
173	West Glacier School	Public	PK, KG-6	160 Old Bridge Road	West Glacier	59936	Flathead County	West Glacier Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 888-5312	65	8	8.6	4.6%	57 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$12,613							56.7	85.4	27	146		300009400919
174	Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	1325 Poplar	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 324-1230	242	17	13.9	60.3%	190 (78.5%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (10.3%)	4 (1.7%)	15 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$16,565							56.5	81.8	35	139		300000500418
175	Lewis & Clark School	Public	4-6	212 Crystal Drive	Lewistown	59457	Fergus County	Lewistown Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 535-2811	276	17	16.1	47.1%	255 (92.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,523							56.5			(n/a)		301649000509
176	Big Timber School	Public	PK, KG-6	5th and Anderson	Big Timber	59011	Sweet Grass County	Big Timber Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 932-5939	222	16	13.5	40.1%	190 (85.6%)	2 (0.9%)	22 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.7%)	$11,718							56.4	58.8	98	78		300380000056
177	Superior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1003 5th Ave E	Superior	59872	Mineral County	Superior K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 822-3600	185	17	10.6	100.0%	172 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	$12,156							56.2			(n/a)		302547000728
178	Frenchtown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	16495 Main Street	Frenchtown	59834	Missoula County	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 626-2620	415	33	12.4	37.8%	355 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	9 (2.2%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	$10,791							56	59.7	97	81		301152000312
179	Meadowlark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4415 Durston	Bozeman	59718	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 582-6860	492	26	19.2	17.7%	386 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (15.9%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$10,479							55.5	82.9	30	149		300456001108
180	Bonner School	Public	PK, KG-5	9045 Hwy 200 E	Bonner	59823	Missoula County	Bonner Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 258-6151	227	19	12.2	41.9%	200 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$14,419							55.3	32.5	154	26		300426000100
181	Rose Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	1812 19th Street West	Billings	59102	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6219	277	17	15.9	49.1%	189 (68.2%)	9 (3.2%)	35 (12.6%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (6.9%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (7.2%)	$12,371							55.3	52.9	117	64		300387000082
182	Hellgate Elementary Lower Grades	Public	2-3	2365 Flynn Lane	Missoula	59808	Missoula County	Hellgate Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 721-2160	305	20	14.9	35.1%	233 (76.4%)	3 (1.0%)	32 (10.5%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	$11,890							55.2			(n/a)		301386000432
183	Hobson School	Public	PK, KG-5	108 6th Street E	Hobson	59452	Judith Basin County	Hobson K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 423-5483	68	7	10.2	57.4%	64 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$17,426							55.1	57.3	101	82		301443000445
184	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	808 Main Street	Lincoln	59639	Lewis and Clark County	Lincoln K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 362-4201	88	9	9.3	100.0%	73 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.8%)	$15,829							55	88.2	22	162		301681000522
185	Jeannette Rankin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2155 Airport Road	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Kalispell Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 751-3400	415	25	16.6	100.0%	355 (85.5%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	$11,574							54.5			(n/a)		301545001120
186	Park City School	Public	PK, KG-6	10 2nd Ave SW	Park City	59063	Stillwater County	Park City Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 633-2350	179	15	11.6	44.7%	159 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	$11,755							54.4			(n/a)		302004000609
187	Fishtail School	Public	PK, KG-8	119 Easton Avenue	Fishtail	59028	Stillwater County	Fishtail Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 328-4277	15	1	15	40.0%	15 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,806							54.4			(n/a)		301080000289
188	Warren School	Public	PK, KG-5	2690 Old York Road	Helena	59602	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 324-1600	276	18	15.5	58.3%	243 (88.0%)	4 (1.4%)	15 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,543							54.4	76.1	54	134		300000500506
189	Sunset School	Public	PK, KG-8	5024 Sunset Hill Road	Greenough	59823	Missoula County	Sunset Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 244-5542	12	2	5.9		12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,827							53.7	45.3	130	59		302538000727
190	Ulm School	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Ulm-Vaughn Road	Ulm	59485	Cascade County	Ulm Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 866-3313	69	8	9	33.3%	63 (91.3%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$11,209							53.6			(n/a)		302688000756
191	Froid Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	408 1st Street S	Froid	59226	Roosevelt County	Froid Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 766-2342	48	7	7.2	68.8%	39 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)	$28,683							53.5	35.3	146	45		301155000314
192	Central Elementary	Public	3-5	200 3rd Avenue SE	Sidney	59270	Richland County	Sidney Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 433-4080	272	20	13.7	40.1%	220 (80.9%)	3 (1.1%)	29 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	$12,298							53.1			(n/a)		302420000699
193	Cascade Colony School	Public	PK, KG-8	508 Birdtail Road	Sun River	59483	Cascade County	Sun River Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 264-5104	11	1	9.8		11 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,897							53	86.4	24	169		302430000928
194	Three Forks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	212 East Neal	Three Forks	59752	Gallatin County	Three Forks Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 285-6830	361	24	14.9	33.2%	335 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	$11,308							53	77	51	143		302616000740
195	Kingsbury Colony Attn Center	Public	PK, KG-8	804 4th Street	Valier	59486	Pondera County	Valier Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 279-3314	25	1	23.8	96.0%	25 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,387							52.6	33	152	43		302706001088
196	Dixon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	411 B Street	Dixon	59831	Sanders County	Dixon Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 246-3566	32	6	5.3	100.0%	10 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.5%)	$25,255							52.6	29.2	162	34		300903000259
197	Kester School	Public	PK, KG-8	2031 Haxby Rd	Jordan	59337	Garfield County	Kester Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 557-6274	4	1	4		4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$42,874							52.4			(n/a)		301551000478
198	Stevensville K-6	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Park Street	Stevensville	59870	Ravalli County	Stevensville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 777-5613	518	34	15	46.5%	446 (86.1%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$10,511							52.2	50.7	123	75		302502000719
199	Broadview School	Public	PK, KG-8	13935 1st Street	Broadview	59015	Yellowstone County	Broadview Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 667-2337	105	10	11	100.0%	97 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$13,666							52	62.1	93	106		300489000121
200	Creston School	Public	PK, KG-6	4495 Montana 35	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Creston Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 755-2859	83	9	9.4		66 (79.5%)	1 (1.2%)	12 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	$11,059							52	88.4	21	179		300771000221

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