Best Middle Schools in Montana

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Find the best Montana middle schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Montana test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 222)	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
181	Hysham 7-8	Public	7-8	115 Summit Street	Hysham	59038	Treasure County	Hysham K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 342-5237	11	1	8.3	63.6%	6 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)	$18,522							24.3			(n/a)		301476001070
182	Stevensville 7-8	Public	7-8	300 Park Street	Stevensville	59870	Ravalli County	Stevensville Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 777-5533	145	9	16.7	50.3%	128 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	$11,577							24.2	19	104	78		302502000718
183	Melstone Middle School	Public	7-8	5 6th Avenue N	Melstone	59054	Musselshell County	Melstone Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 358-2352	13	1	10.2	100.0%	12 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								23.8			(n/a)		301824001020
184	Valier 7-8	Public	7-8	723 4th Street	Valier	59486	Pondera County	Valier Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 279-3314	12	2	5.8	75.0%	5 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	$19,188							22.9	18.1	105	79		302706001033
185	Westby 7-8	Public	7-8	101 5th Ave East	Westby	59275	Sheridan County	Westby K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 385-2225	9	2	4.3	55.6%	7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$56,539							22.4			(n/a)		302773001089
186	Roberts 7-8	Public	7-8	106 Maple St	Roberts	59070	Carbon County	Roberts K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 445-2421	18	2	9	100.0%	15 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,190							22.4			(n/a)		302271000937
187	Forsyth 7-8	Public	7-8	917 Park	Forsyth	59327	Rosebud County	Forsyth Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 346-2796	33	4	7.8	36.4%	27 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	5 (15.2%)	$17,679							21.8			(n/a)		301116000302
188	Victor Middle School	Public	6-8	425 4th Avenue	Victor	59875	Ravalli County	Victor K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 642-3221	48	4	11.1	100.0%	37 (77.1%)	2 (4.2%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.6%)	$22,711							21.1	34.2	83	105		302727001037
189	Wolf Point 7-8	Public	7-8	213 6th Avenue South	Wolf Point	59201	Roosevelt County	Wolf Point Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 653-1200	108	10	10.7	100.0%	8 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	2 (1.9%)	80 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.0%)	$18,455							21	4.9	117	72		302859000798
190	Cut Bank Middle School	Public	6-8	101 3rd Avenue SE	Cut Bank	59427	Glacier County	Cut Bank Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 873-4421	145	11	12.6	56.6%	72 (49.7%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (14.5%)	$14,276							20.6	34.1	84	106		300000300234

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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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