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Best High Schools in Zip Code 59448

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Top rankedHeart Butte High School176^th of 182 Montana high schools

Summary:

The 59448 zip code area is home to a single high school, Heart Butte High School, which serves a small student population of just 41 students. The school is part of the Heart Butte K-12 Schools district, which is ranked 384 out of 387 districts in Montana and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heart Butte High School has consistently ranked in the bottom tier of Montana high schools, with a 2022-2023 ranking of 124th out of 124 schools. The school's academic performance is extremely low, with 0% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the ACT with Writing exam, significantly below the statewide averages. Despite a relatively small class size and high per-student spending, the school's outcomes suggest deeper systemic issues within the district or the broader community.

The high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at Heart Butte High School, indicating a high-poverty student population, may contribute to the academic challenges faced by the school. Addressing the socioeconomic factors and providing targeted support and resources could be crucial in improving the school's performance and supporting the students and the community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT with Writing English Language Arts (2025)	ACT with Writing Mathematics (2025)	ACT with Writing Science (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	ACT with Writing English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT with Writing Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT with Writing Science 11th Grade	Total
Heart Butte High School	Public	9-12	1 School Rd	Heart Butte	59448	Pondera County	Heart Butte K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 338-3344	41	5	8.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.5	176^th of 182 public high schools	3.3%		1.9	121^st of 122 public high schools	0.8%	55	0.0	0.0	0.0	$26,014

Cities Near Zip Code 59448

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Heart Butte	5.17 mi	3	125^th
E Glacier Park	15.81 mi	1	120^th
Browning	16.51 mi	5	123^rd
Dupuyer	21.59 mi	1	115^th
Cut Bank	24.77 mi	11	88^th

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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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