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
131	Plains High School	Public	9-12	412 Rittenour	Plains	59859	Sanders County	Plains K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 826-8600	121	11	11	100.0%	113 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$14,967							36.7	40.3	72	59		302085000623
132	St Regis High School	Public	9-12	90 Tiger Street	Saint Regis	59866	Mineral County	St Regis K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 649-2311	54	5	10.4	100.0%	46 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.6%)								35.5			(n/a)		302493000715
133	Huntley Project High School	Public	9-12	1477 Ash Street	Worden	59088	Yellowstone County	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 967-2540	217	17	12.7	41.5%	187 (86.2%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$16,771							34.1	29.9	89	44		301470000452
134	Simms High School	Public	9-12	123 Walker Street	Simms	59477	Cascade County	Simms High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 264-5110	91	10	9.1	39.6%	76 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.6%)	$20,517							33.7	40.5	70	64		302433000704
135	Whitehall High School	Public	9-12	1 W Yellowstone	Whitehall	59759	Jefferson County	Whitehall High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 287-3862	161	9	18.4	41.6%	151 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$12,542							32.8	51.1	47	88		302784000778
136	Cut Bank High School	Public	9-12	101 3rd Ave SE	Cut Bank	59427	Glacier County	Cut Bank High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 873-5629	183	16	11.6	54.1%	87 (47.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	60 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (16.4%)	$18,920							32.2	41.9	67	69		300819000236
137	Bitterroot Polytech High School	Public	9-12	217 Daly Ave	Hamilton	59840	Ravalli County	Hamilton K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 363-2280	87	9	9.6	34.5%	76 (87.4%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.9%)								30.6			(n/a)		301326001141
138	Denton High School	Public	9-12	1200 Lehman	Denton	59430	Fergus County	Denton High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 567-2270	16	3	4.7	43.8%	12 (75.0%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)	$75,598							30.5			(n/a)		300885000252
139	Park City High School	Public	9-12	10 2nd Avenue SW	Park City	59063	Stillwater County	Park City High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 633-2350	112	9	12.6	26.8%	99 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.4%)	2 (1.8%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$15,860							30	56.8	33	106		302007000610
140	Mount Ascension Learning Ac High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	1325 Poplar Street	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(406) 324-2000	43	1	29.6	39.5%	35 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)								29.7			(n/a)		301383001144

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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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