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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 59105

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Schools

1,208

Students

Top rankedCastle Rock Middle School143^rd of 222 Montana middle schools

Summary:

The 59105 zip code area of Billings, Montana is home to two middle schools: Castle Rock Middle School and Medicine Crow Middle School. While both schools serve students in grades 6-8, they exhibit notable differences in their academic performance and student demographics.

Castle Rock Middle School appears to be the higher-performing school, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to Medicine Crow Middle School, which has a 1-star rating. However, both schools lag behind the state average proficiency rates, particularly in Mathematics and Science.

The data also reveals that Medicine Crow Middle School serves a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (60.74%) compared to Castle Rock Middle School (39.8%), suggesting that Medicine Crow serves a more economically disadvantaged student population. This disparity in student demographics may be a contributing factor to the observed performance gap between the two schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAST English Language Arts (2025)	MAST Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Castle Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	1441 Governors Blvd	Billings	59105	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-5800	691	39	17.5	39.8%	545 (78.9%)	7 (1.0%)	40 (5.8%)	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.5%)	40.3	143^rd of 222 public middle schools	35.6%		44.7	67^th of 123 public middle schools	45.5%	76	38.6	32.4	$11,479
Medicine Crow Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Barrett Road	Billings	59105	Yellowstone County	Billings Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 281-8600	517	31	16.5	60.7%	367 (71.0%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.7%)	25.9	176^th of 222 public middle schools	20.7%		21	102^nd of 123 public middle schools	17.1%	74	30.2	21.5	$13,150

Cities Near Zip Code 59105

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Billings	0.45 mi	53	61^st
Shepherd	9.09 mi	3	75^th
Worden	16.45 mi	3	92^nd
Laurel	18.32 mi	5	81^st
Park City	26.19 mi	3

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

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