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
141	Meadowlark School	Public	PK, KG-3	17 3rd Avenue Southwest	Conrad	59425	Pondera County	Conrad Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 278-5620	144	11	13.3	58.3%	126 (87.5%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.5%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	$11,531							62.5			(n/a)		300733000207
142	Potomac School	Public	PK, KG-5	29750 Potomac Road	Bonner	59823	Missoula County	Potomac Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 244-5581	60	7	8.9	43.3%	44 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	8 (13.3%)	$16,125							62.1	55.7	107	35		302133000639
143	Chief Charlo School	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 Longview Dr	Missoula	59803	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4005	414	26	15.6	39.4%	348 (84.1%)	6 (1.4%)	24 (5.8%)	7 (1.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	$14,681							61.8	80.5	40	103		301857000164
144	Yaak School	Public	PK, KG-8	29893 Yaak River Road	Troy	59935	Lincoln County	Yaak Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 295-4805	4	1	4		4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,510							61.6			(n/a)		302883000805
145	Bloomfield School	Public	PK, KG-8	2285 Fas 470	Bloomfield	59315	Dawson County	Bloomfield Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 583-7575	8	1	8		7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,952							61.6			(n/a)		300420000098
146	Richey School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 Royal Avenue	Richey	59259	Dawson County	Richey Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 773-5523	47	4	11.4	34.0%	47 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,004							61.5	49.7	126	20		302237000659
147	Glendale School	Public	PK, KG-8	2151 Chaulk Butte Road	Cut Bank	59427	Glacier County	Browning Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 336-2635	12	1	9.5		12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,296							61.3	57	102	45		300514000813
148	Scobey School	Public	PK, KG-6	205 2nd Avenue East	Scobey	59263	Daniels County	Scobey K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 487-2202	152	13	12.1	30.9%	125 (82.2%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	17 (11.2%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,405							61.1	75.5	59	89		302367000687
149	Target Range School	Public	PK, KG-6	4095 South Avenue West	Missoula	59804	Missoula County	Target Range Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 549-9239	410	27	15.2	34.9%	346 (84.4%)	5 (1.2%)	18 (4.4%)	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	$12,469							61	79.9	45	104		302589000734
150	Melstone School	Public	PK, KG-6	5 6th Avenue N	Melstone	59054	Musselshell County	Melstone Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 358-2352	24	4	5.6	100.0%	24 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,843							60.9	50.9	122	28		301824000554

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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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