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
31	West Yellowstone 6-8	Public	6-8	411 N Geyser	West Yellowstone	59758	Gallatin County	West Yellowstone K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 646-7617	65	5	13.1	41.5%	34 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	$12,615							74.5	63	40	9		302763000977
32	Whitewater 6-8	Public	6-8	1 Main Street	Whitewater	59544	Phillips County	Whitewater K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 674-5417	8	2	4.3		8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,625							74.4			(n/a)		302793001029
33	Hillcrest 7-8	Public	7-8	304 Division St	Harlowton	59036	Wheatland County	Harlowton K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 632-4361	37	3	13.3	56.8%	26 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.5%)	2 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.8%)	$20,452							73.7	84.4	13	20		301347001076
34	Power Middle School	Public	6-8	402 Teton Ave	Power	59468	Teton County	Power Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 463-2251	20	3	6.4	40.0%	18 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,646							73.7			(n/a)		302151001068
35	Cascade 6-8	Public	6-8	321 Central Ave W	Cascade	59421	Cascade County	Cascade Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 468-2267	74	4	16.9	32.4%	72 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$12,103							73.4			(n/a)		300588000941
36	Redwater 7-8	Public	7-8	1105 F Avenue	Circle	59215	McCone County	Circle Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 485-2140	31	3	11.2	51.6%	31 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,438							72.7			(n/a)		300679001005
37	Townsend 7-8	Public	7-8	201 N Spruce	Townsend	59644	Broadwater County	Townsend K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 441-3431	114	8	15	39.5%	101 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.1%)	$13,336							72.3	61.9	43	6		300498000935
38	Somers Middle School	Public	5-8	315 School Addition Rd	Somers	59932	Flathead County	Somers Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 857-3661	231	15	15.4	43.3%	219 (94.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$11,908							72.2			(n/a)		300000200965
39	Fairfield 7-8	Public	7-8	13 7th Street	Fairfield	59436	Teton County	Fairfield Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 467-2425	47	5	10.3	48.9%	46 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	$14,543							71.6			(n/a)		301014001066
40	Elysian Middle School	Public	6-8	6416 Elysian Road	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Elysian Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 656-4101	148	9	17.4	30.4%	123 (83.1%)	3 (2.0%)	8 (5.4%)	3 (2.0%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$11,043							71.5	81.5	19	21		300984000293

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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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