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
51	Charlo High School	Public	9-12	404 1st Ave West	Charlo	59824	Lake County	Charlo High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 644-2206	80	8	10.6	100.0%	58 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.5%)	$19,732							66.7	12	109	58		300611500177
52	Corvallis High School	Public	9-12	1045 Main	Corvallis	59828	Ravalli County	Corvallis K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 961-3201	406	27	15	39.7%	340 (83.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.4%)	$12,279							66.5	45.7	56	4		300741000215
53	Sweet Grass County High School	Public	9-12	501 W 5th Ave	Big Timber	59011	Sweet Grass County	Sweet Grass County High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 932-5993	161	14	11.5	25.5%	156 (96.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,340							66.3	75.2	9	44		302556000732
54	Bridger High School	Public	9-12	429 West Park Avenue	Bridger	59014	Carbon County	Bridger K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 662-3533	58	6	9.9	100.0%	50 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	$21,850							65.8	62.6	24	30		300480000118
55	Bainville High School	Public	9-12	409 Tubman	Bainville	59212	Roosevelt County	Bainville K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 769-2321	47	6	7.6	19.1%	44 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	$31,572							65.8			(n/a)		300264000030
56	Cascade High School	Public	9-12	321 Central Ave W	Cascade	59421	Cascade County	Cascade High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 468-2267	111	8	14.3	31.5%	104 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	$16,108							65.8	60	28	28		300591000170
57	Lambert High School	Public	9-12	121 3rd Ave NW	Lambert	59243	Richland County	Lambert High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 774-3333	33	6	5.2	42.4%	29 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$36,953							65.5			(n/a)		301602000493
58	Reed Point High School	Public	9-12	308 Central Ave	Reed Point	59069	Stillwater County	Reed Point High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 326-2245	11	4	2.6	27.3%	11 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$44,400							65.2			(n/a)		302226000657
59	Red Lodge High School	Public	9-12	800 N. Chambers Ave.	Red Lodge	59068	Carbon County	Red Lodge High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 446-1903	176	14	12.8	34.7%	154 (87.5%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (6.3%)	4 (2.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$15,781							65.1	55.4	36	23		302211000655
60	Columbia Falls High School	Public	9-12	610 13th Street West	Columbia Falls	59912	Flathead County	Columbia Falls High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 892-6500	691	45	15.2	99.4%	587 (84.9%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.4%)	$13,639							64.9	42.4	65	5		300714000203

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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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