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
21	Belt 7-8	Public	7-8	1 Church Street	Belt	59412	Cascade County	Belt Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 277-3351	55	4	12.7	23.6%	50 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	1 (1.8%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,952							81.2	88.8	6	15		300342000943
22	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	645 West Central Ave	Missoula	59801	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4085	669	41	16.3	29.4%	578 (86.4%)	9 (1.3%)	30 (4.5%)	13 (1.9%)	28 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	$12,496							81.1	74.2	26	4		301857000581
23	Ennis 7-8	Public	7-8	223 S. Charles Ave	Ennis	59729	Madison County	Ennis K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 682-4237	71	5	13.5	21.1%	64 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$12,766							80.3	82.3	15	8		300993001004
24	Broadview 7-8	Public	7-8	13935 1st Street	Broadview	59015	Yellowstone County	Broadview Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 667-2337	20	2	8.4	100.0%	19 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,988							78.6	61.7	44	20		300489001082
25	Clancy 7-8	Public	7-8	18 Clancy Creek Road	Clancy	59634	Jefferson County	Clancy Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 933-5531	89	8	11.4	18.0%	88 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$9,186							77.5	89.2	5	20		300684000988
26	Boulder 7-8	Public	7-8	205 S Washington	Boulder	59632	Jefferson County	Boulder Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 225-3316	49	4	11.7	55.1%	42 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	$16,138							77.4	58.5	48	22		300438000989
27	Twin Bridges Middle School	Public	5-8	216 West 6th St	Twin Bridges	59754	Madison County	Twin Bridges K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 684-5613	73	6	13.1	37.0%	66 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$12,494							76.4	58.1	50	23		302673001002
28	Montana City Middle School	Public	6-8	11 McClellan Creek Road	Clancy	59634	Jefferson County	Montana City Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 442-6779	158	11	14.3	1.9%	142 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$11,731							75.8	65	37	9		301878000990
29	Scobey 7-8	Public	7-8	205 2nd Avenue East	Scobey	59263	Daniels County	Scobey K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 487-2202	45	2	21.9	33.3%	40 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,375							75.1	81.7	18	11		302367000949
30	Ulm Junior High	Public	6-8	6 Ulm Vaughn Road	Ulm	59485	Cascade County	Ulm Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 866-3313	15	3	5	40.0%	13 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)	$26,973							75			(n/a)		302688000945

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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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