Best Elementary 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 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
261	Lincoln School	Public	3-5	213 South Nowlan	Glendive	59330	Dawson County	Glendive Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 377-2308	260	18	14.4	51.2%	226 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$13,174							38.2			(n/a)		301251000345
262	Smith Valley Primary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2901 Hwy 2 West	Kalispell	59901	Flathead County	Smith Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 756-4535	148	12	12.1	46.6%	135 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	$11,286							37.5			(n/a)		300285000037
263	Eureka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	235 7th St. E.	Eureka	59917	Lincoln County	Eureka Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 297-5500	274	19	14.8	100.0%	232 (84.7%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.9%)	4 (1.5%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	$11,168							37			(n/a)		301008000279
264	Swan Valley School	Public	PK, KG-6	6423 Highway 83	Condon	59826	Missoula County	Swan Valley Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 754-2320	20	3	7.9	25.0%	18 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,588							37			(n/a)		302553000731
265	Zurich School	Public	PK, KG-8	265 Park Road	Zurich	59547	Blaine County	Zurich Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 357-4164	23	2	11.5	100.0%	16 (69.6%)	1 (4.3%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,269							36.9	56.4	103	162		302891000807
266	Sandstone School	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 Nutter Blvd	Billings	59105	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6220	393	24	16.5	55.0%	276 (70.2%)	6 (1.5%)	47 (12.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.2%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.1%)	$11,897							36.9	61	96	170		300387000083
267	Bitterroot School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Bench Blvd	Billings	59105	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-6205	264	16	16.5	57.2%	185 (70.1%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.7%)	$12,334							36.7	40.2	140	127		300387000062
268	Saddle Peak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 N. Jackrabbit Lane	Belgrade	59714	Gallatin County	Belgrade Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 924-2006	416	28	14.7	48.3%	298 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (19.5%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.0%)	$11,977							36.5			(n/a)		300329001111
269	Irle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	825 8th North	Glasgow	59230	Valley County	Glasgow K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 228-2419	380	26	14.9	51.3%	308 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.6%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (8.2%)	$11,546							36.3	40.9	139	130		301242000340
270	Pine Butte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Durango Drive	Colstrip	59323	Rosebud County	Colstrip Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 748-4699	217	18	12	47.5%	101 (46.5%)	2 (0.9%)	25 (11.5%)	1 (0.5%)	78 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	$15,541							36.2	31.7	156	114		300705000873

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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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