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
31	Park High School	Public	9-12	102 View Vista Drive	Livingston	59047	Park County	Park High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 222-0448	420	26	16.4	42.1%	364 (86.7%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	$13,814							75	51.9	42	11		302010000611
32	Broadwater High School	Public	9-12	201 N Spruce	Townsend	59644	Broadwater County	Townsend K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 441-3430	196	15	12.7	32.7%	169 (86.2%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.6%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$14,658							74.5	38.6	77	45		300498000123
33	Scobey High School	Public	9-12	205 2nd Avenue East	Scobey	59263	Daniels County	Scobey K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 487-2202	80	6	12.4	15.0%	68 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	1 (1.3%)	4 (5.0%)	$19,440							73.8	70.8	12	21		302367000688
34	Lone Peak High School	Public	9-12	45465 Gallatin Rd-30	Gallatin Gateway	59730	Gallatin County	Big Sky School K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 995-4281	117	10	12	4.3%	107 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$19,076							73.3	87.4	3	31		300065401099
35	Westby High School	Public	9-12	101 5th Ave East	Westby	59275	Sheridan County	Westby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 385-2225	15	3	4.4	20.0%	12 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$38,683							72.7			(n/a)		302773000771
36	Powder River County District High	Public	9-12	500 N Trautman	Broadus	59317	Powder River County	Powder River County District High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 436-2658	70	9	7.9	4.3%	63 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	$38,057							72.7	51.5	44	8		300486000119
37	Plevna High School	Public	9-12	327 N Main St	Plevna	59344	Fallon County	Plevna K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 772-5666	27	6	4.9	37.0%	24 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	$35,933							72.2			(n/a)		302100000628
38	Hot Springs High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	301 Broadway	Hot Springs	59845	Sanders County	Hot Springs K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(406) 741-2962	60	5	10.9	55.0%	36 (60.0%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (31.7%)	$22,657							71.9	38.9	76	38		301464000449
39	Glacier High School	Public	9-12	375 Wolfpack Way	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Flathead High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 758-8600	1,402	87	16.2	100.0%	1,227 (87.5%)	11 (0.8%)	70 (5.0%)	14 (1.0%)	15 (1.1%)	6 (0.4%)	59 (4.2%)	$12,114							71.7	59.5	30	9		301542000358
40	Belgrade High School	Public	9-12	303 North Hoffman	Belgrade	59714	Gallatin County	Belgrade High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 924-2545	958	61	15.6	31.5%	807 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (10.3%)	5 (0.5%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.7%)	$11,555							71.7	43.8	59	19		300333000046

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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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