Best High Schools in Montana

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ACT with Writing 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 182)	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
161	Culbertson High School	Public	9-12	423 1st Avenue West	Culbertson	59218	Roosevelt County	Culbertson High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 787-6241	77	8	9.8	50.6%	50 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.2%)	$21,011							11.8	37.8	79	82		300786000225
162	Hardin High School	Public	9-12	702 N Terry Avenue	Hardin	59034	Big Horn County	Hardin High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 665-6300	515	35	14.8	100.0%	64 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.4%)	3 (0.6%)	389 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$15,646							11.6	4.3	114	48		301334000397
163	Victor High School	Public	9-12	425 4th Avenue	Victor	59875	Ravalli County	Victor K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 642-3221	74	8	9	100.0%	60 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.5%)	$18,193							10.6	4.6	113	50		302727000763
164	Poplar High School	Public	9-12	400 4th Avenue West	Poplar	59255	Roosevelt County	Poplar High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 768-6830	275	20	14.1	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	266 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$18,295							10.2	2.6	117	47		302127000638
165	Rocky Boy High School	Public	9-12	81 Mission Taylor Road	Box Elder	59521	Hill County	Rocky Boy High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 395-4270	125	9	14.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$20,572							9.1	2.2	120	45		302891101086
166	Rosebud High School	Public	9-12	601 Main Street	Rosebud	59347	Rosebud County	Rosebud K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 347-5353	15	3	4.8	40.0%	13 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)	$1,139							9			(n/a)		302292000672
167	Pine Hills Youth Corr Facil High School	Public	9-12	4 N Haynes Ave	Miles City	59301	Custer County	Dept of Corrections-Youth	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 232-1377	27	6	4.3	11.1%	10 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (14.8%)								8.2			(n/a)		300009100861
168	Wibaux High School	Public	9-12	121 F Street North	Wibaux	59353	Wibaux County	Wibaux K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 796-2474	36	5	6.6	47.2%	33 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.6%)	$25,062							7.4			(n/a)		302802000783
169	Browning High School	Public	9-12	105 Highway 89	Browning	59417	Glacier County	Browning High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 338-2745	633	39	16.3	100.0%	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	603 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	$15,719							5.8	3.1	116	53		300519000136
170	Billings Multilingual Academy	Public	9-12	415 North 30th St	Billings	59101	Yellowstone County	Billings High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(406) 281-5066	20	1	20	30.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (80.0%)	4 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								5.3			(n/a)		300390001132

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ACT with Writing English Language Arts, ACT with Writing Mathematics, ACT with Writing 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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