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
51	Jefferson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1023 Broadway	Helena	59601	Lewis and Clark County	Helena Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 324-2060	245	13	19.2	20.0%	209 (85.3%)	2 (0.8%)	21 (8.6%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$13,206							80.5	95.7	4	47		300000500421
52	Forsyth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1850 Cedar	Forsyth	59327	Rosebud County	Forsyth Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 346-2796	159	13	11.9	49.1%	135 (84.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.9%)	$15,976							80.4			(n/a)		301116000303
53	Gildford Colony School	Public	PK, KG-8	21719 Road 160 N	Gildford	59525	Hill County	Gildford Colony Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 376-3249	16	2	8	81.3%	16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,024							80.3	95	7	46		301235000336
54	Winifred School	Public	PK, KG-5	507 Main Street	Winifred	59489	Fergus County	Winifred K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 462-5349	80	8	10.4	42.5%	78 (97.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,240							80.3	73.7	64	10		302838000789
55	Pleasant Valley School	Public	PK, KG-8	7975 Pleasant Valley Road	Marion	59925	Flathead County	Pleasant Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 858-2343	9	1	9		7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,303							80.3			(n/a)		302088000624
56	Plevna School	Public	PK, KG-6	327 N Main St	Plevna	59344	Fallon County	Plevna K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 772-5666	60	9	6.8	45.0%	60 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,984							79.7	81.4	38	18		302100000627
57	Fair-Mont-Egan School	Public	PK, KG-5	797 Fairmont Road	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Fair-Mont-Egan Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 755-7072	115	10	11.9	100.0%	108 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	$15,256							78.9			(n/a)		301023000283
58	Frenchtown Intermediate School	Public	4-5	16495 Main Street	Frenchtown	59834	Missoula County	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 626-2622	171	13	12.8	40.4%	147 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.8%)	$12,147							78.7	67.1	81	23		301152001105
59	Vida School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Shell Street	Vida	59274	McCone County	Vida Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 525-3374	43	3	14.3	7.0%	27 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (25.6%)	$12,300							78.1	78.3	49	10		302734000764
60	Bissell School	Public	PK, KG-6	5955 Farm To Market Road	Whitefish	59937	Flathead County	Olney-Bissell Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 862-2828	78	9	8.9	37.2%	71 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	3 (3.8%)	$17,890							78	75.8	57	3		301095000296

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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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