Best Elementary Schools in Montana

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 401)	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
61	Sheridan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	211 Madison St	Sheridan	59749	Madison County	Sheridan Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 842-5302	147	10	14.5	34.7%	128 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	$11,399							77.9	69.7	75	14		302415000697
62	Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-6	42448 Valley View Road	Polson	59860	Lake County	Valley View Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 883-2208	35	4	8.7	8.6%	28 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	5 (14.3%)	$10,915							77.8	34.6	147	85		302715000760
63	King Colony School	Public	PK, KG-8	2370 King Colony Rd	Lewistown	59457	Fergus County	King Colony Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 538-9702	7	1	7		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,423							77.7			(n/a)		301561000481
64	Chester-Joplin-Inverness School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 School Street	Chester	59522	Liberty County	Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 759-5477	124	10	12.8	57.3%	118 (95.2%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,307							77.5	68.3	77	13		300009800178
65	Saco School	Public	PK, KG-6	321 Hwy 243	Saco	59261	Phillips County	Saco Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 527-3531	31	5	6.7	71.0%	26 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	$23,921							77.4	68.8	76	11		302337000682
66	Longfellow School	Public	PK, KG-5	516 S Tracy	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 522-6150	289	16	18	18.7%	267 (92.4%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$13,416							77.2	97.7	1	65		300456000109
67	Fort Shaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	School Loop Road	Fort Shaw	59443	Cascade County	Sun River Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 264-5110	88	10	8.5	44.3%	75 (85.2%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	$15,872							77.1	71.9	67			302430000703
68	Ekalaka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	106 E Park St	Ekalaka	59324	Carter County	Ekalaka Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 775-8765	69	7	9.9	49.3%	59 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	$17,001							76.3	32.3	155	87		300967000271
69	Meadow Lark School	Public	PK, KG-6	2204 Fox Farm Road	Great Falls	59404	Cascade County	Great Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 268-7300	527	26	20	19.4%	446 (84.6%)	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	$10,549							76.2			(n/a)		301304000367
70	Avon School	Public	PK, KG-8	603 Main Street E.	Avon	59713	Powell County	Avon Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 492-6191	26	3	8.6		26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,611							76.2	95.7	5	65		300255000027

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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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