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
171	Ronan Middle School	Public	5-8	35885 Round Butte Road W	Ronan	59864	Lake County	Ronan Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 676-3390	432	28	15.2	100.0%	105 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	255 (59.0%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (10.4%)	$13,286							27.2	30.9	95	76		302279000668
172	Polson Middle School	Public	5-8	1602 2nd Street West	Polson	59860	Lake County	Polson Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 883-6335	477	30	16.1	54.9%	262 (54.9%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.8%)	5 (1.0%)	179 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$11,531							27.1			(n/a)		302106000632
173	Rise Charter & Distance 7-8	Public	7-8	1151 Eastside Highway	Corvallis	59828	Ravalli County	Corvallis K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 381-5364	42	0		35.7%	36 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)								27.1			(n/a)		300741001157
174	Ryegate 7-8	Public	7-8	207 2nd Ave W	Ryegate	59074	Golden Valley County	Ryegate K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 568-2215	8	2	4.6		7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	$25,597							27	9.4	110	64		302334000981
175	Hinsdale 7-8	Public	7-8	600 North Montana	Hinsdale	59241	Valley County	Hinsdale Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 364-2314	9	2	4.2	66.7%	7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$40,391							26.1			(n/a)		301434001073
176	Medicine Crow Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Barrett Road	Billings	59105	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-8600	517	31	16.5	60.7%	367 (71.0%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.7%)	$13,150							25.9	21	102	74		300387001115
177	Stanford 7-8	Public	7-8	104 4th Avenue South	Stanford	59479	Judith Basin County	Stanford K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 566-2265	12	3	4.6	41.7%	12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,693							25.3			(n/a)		302499000716
178	Broadus 7-8	Public	7-8	500 N Trautman	Broadus	59317	Powder River County	Broadus Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 436-2658	24	4	6.2	12.5%	19 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)	$24,171							25.3	45.1	64	114		300000601035
179	Shelby 6-8	Public	6-8	1001 Valley Street	Shelby	59474	Toole County	Shelby Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 424-8910	109	8	12.9	59.6%	80 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.2%)	2 (1.8%)	6 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.1%)	$19,788							25			(n/a)		302390000693
180	Drummond 7-8	Public	7-8	108 W Edwards	Drummond	59832	Granite County	Drummond Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 288-3283	28	2	12.9	100.0%	25 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	$12,201							24.5	33.5	88	92		300918000984

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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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