Best Middle 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 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
141	Roundup 7-8	Public	7-8	525 6th Ave W	Roundup	59072	Musselshell County	Roundup Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 323-2402	89	6	14.4	49.4%	77 (86.5%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.5%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	$12,155							40.6			(n/a)		302304000914
142	Will James Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 30th Street West	Billings	59102	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6100	634	37	17	45.7%	462 (72.9%)	5 (0.8%)	56 (8.8%)	11 (1.7%)	47 (7.4%)	6 (0.9%)	47 (7.4%)	$12,124							40.5	37.8	78	64		300387000904
143	Castle Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	1441 Governors Blvd	Billings	59105	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-5800	691	39	17.5	39.8%	545 (78.9%)	7 (1.0%)	40 (5.8%)	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.5%)	$11,479							40.3	44.7	67	76		300387000869
144	East Middle School	Public	7-8	4040 Central Avenue	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-6500	764	57	13.4	63.5%	498 (65.2%)	7 (0.9%)	64 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (12.0%)	2 (0.3%)	100 (13.1%)	$13,151							39.8			(n/a)		301304000882
145	Seeley Lake 7-8	Public	7-8	200 School Lane	Seeley Lake	59868	Missoula County	Seeley Lake Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 677-2265	37	3	11.8	100.0%	29 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)	$19,436							39.5	51	56	89		302373001018
146	East Middle School	Public	7-8	2600 Grand Avenue	Butte	59701	Silver Bow County	Butte Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 533-2600	664	43	15.4	100.0%	567 (85.4%)	4 (0.6%)	50 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)	$12,317							39.3	81.3	20	126		300528000905
147	North Star 7-8	Public	7-8	105 3rd Ave NE	Rudyard	59540	Hill County	North Star Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 355-4481	25	3	8.6	44.0%	20 (80.0%)	1 (4.0%)	3 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	$15,574							38.3			(n/a)		300009600441
148	Swan River 6-8	Public	6-8	1205 Swan Highway	Bigfork	59911	Flathead County	Swan River Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 837-4528	52	5	9.7	100.0%	44 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.6%)	$7,036							38			(n/a)		302550000962
149	Harrison 6-8	Public	6-8	120 Harrison St	Harrison	59735	Madison County	Harrison K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 685-3428	16	2	10.3	37.5%	16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,818							36.7	15.9	106	43		301353001003
150	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	505 North Meade Ave	Glendive	59330	Dawson County	Glendive Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 377-2356	246	21	12	49.2%	219 (89.0%)	3 (1.2%)	11 (4.5%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	$16,530							36.4			(n/a)		301251000952

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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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