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
101	Troy High School	Public	9-12	116 East Missoula	Troy	59935	Lincoln County	Troy High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 295-4520	132	10	12.7	100.0%	115 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$19,404							50.2	26	97	4		302658000749
102	Bridger Charter School	Public	9-12	205 N 11th Ave	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 522-6097	69	4	16.7	39.1%	62 (89.9%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								49.3			(n/a)		300459001142
103	Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School	Public	9-12	101 School Street	Chester	59522	Liberty County	Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 759-5108	54	5	10.9	57.4%	48 (88.9%)	2 (3.7%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	$24,980							49	22.7	102	1		300010100179
104	Noxon High School	Public	9-12	300 Noxon Avenue	Noxon	59853	Sanders County	Noxon High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 847-2442	56	8	6.7	98.2%	42 (75.0%)	1 (1.8%)	8 (14.3%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.1%)	$25,749							48.7	44.6	57	47		301950000600
105	Powell County High School	Public	9-12	709 Missouri Avenue	Deer Lodge	59722	Powell County	Powell County High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 846-2757	181	18	10	49.2%	167 (92.3%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$20,060							48.7	26.7	96	9		302145000641
106	Nashua High School	Public	9-12	222 Mabel	Nashua	59248	Valley County	Nashua K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 746-3411	31	3	10.5	45.2%	21 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.7%)	$20,987							48.6			(n/a)		301917000594
107	Roundup High School	Public	9-12	525 6th Ave W	Roundup	59072	Musselshell County	Roundup High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 323-2402	156	11	13.7	47.4%	143 (91.7%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$14,548							48.4	51.5	44	63		302307000675
108	Billings Senior High School	Public	9-12	425 Grand Avenue	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 281-5400	1,629	98	16.6	50.0%	1,126 (69.1%)	8 (0.5%)	176 (10.8%)	6 (0.4%)	137 (8.4%)	3 (0.2%)	173 (10.6%)	$10,797							48	44.3	58	50		300390000090
109	Great Falls High School	Public	9-12	1900 2nd Avenue South	Great Falls	59405	Cascade County	Great Falls High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 268-6250	1,548	103	15	54.5%	1,088 (70.3%)	18 (1.2%)	118 (7.6%)	12 (0.8%)	140 (9.0%)	2 (0.1%)	170 (11.0%)	$10,231							47.3	33.6	84	25		301305000380
110	Custer County District High	Public	9-12	20 South Center Ave	Miles City	59301	Custer County	Custer County High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 234-4920	487	32	15	28.3%	428 (87.9%)	7 (1.4%)	24 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$12,323							46.7	46.1	55	55		300793000226

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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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