Best Elementary Schools in Montana

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Montana Science Assessment and MAST 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 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
81	Deer Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	2105 Middle Road	Columbia Falls	59912	Flathead County	Deer Park Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 892-5388	120	9	13.4	35.8%	114 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$10,359							73.5	71.7	68	13		300870000249
82	Fort Benton School	Public	PK, KG-6	1406 Franklin	Fort Benton	59442	Chouteau County	Fort Benton Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 622-3761	162	11	14.3	49.4%	141 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	$12,108							73.2	91.2	18	64		301124000306
83	Arrowhead School	Public	PK, KG-5	2510 38th Street West	Billings	59102	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6201	434	24	18.1	18.4%	370 (85.3%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	$11,781							73	85.9	26	57		300387000059
84	Cayuse Prairie School	Public	PK, KG-6	897 Lake Blaine Road	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Cayuse Prairie Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 756-4560	254	17	14.9	32.3%	231 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$10,679							72.9			(n/a)		300599000172
85	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	Pardue Road-Seville	Cut Bank	59427	Glacier County	Mountain View Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 336-2433	10	1	10		10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,501							72.8			(n/a)		300000400899
86	Centerville School	Public	PK, KG-5	693 Stockett Rd	Sand Coulee	59472	Cascade County	Centerville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 736-5167	120	10	11.8	45.8%	103 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.3%)	$11,298							72.8	45.3	129	43		302513000721
87	Emily Dickinson School	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 Annie Street	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 522-6650	531	33	16.2	23.4%	415 (78.2%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (11.9%)	12 (2.3%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)								72.8			(n/a)		300456000017
88	Whittier School	Public	PK, KG-6	2500 Sherman	Butte	59701	Silver Bow County	Butte Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 533-2890	383	25	15.4	100.0%	341 (89.0%)	4 (1.0%)	22 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	$10,930							72.6	80	42	46		300528000153
89	Melville School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Melville Main St	Melville	59055	Sweet Grass County	Melville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 537-4457	20	0			20 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,370							72	94.7	8	81		301829000556
90	Reed Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	105 Central Ave	Reed Point	59069	Stillwater County	Reed Point Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 326-2228	28	3	8.4	50.0%	22 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (17.9%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,697							72	56.4	103	13		302223000656

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAST English Language Arts, MAST Mathematics, Montana Science Assessment 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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