Best Public Schools in Zip Code 59450

Summary:

The 59450 zip code area is home to three schools: Highwood School (an elementary school), Highwood High School, and Highwood Middle School. While the schools share the same district, Highwood K-12, they exhibit varying levels of academic performance and student-teacher ratios.

Among the three schools, Highwood Middle School stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 62 out of 222 Montana middle schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts strong proficiency rates in English Language Arts (55.56%) and Mathematics (44.44%), outpacing the district and state averages. Additionally, Highwood Middle School maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8:1, which may contribute to its academic success.

Highwood School (Elementary) also performs well, ranking 171 out of 401 Montana elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating. The school outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (47.83% proficient), Mathematics (34.78% proficient), and Science (57.14% proficient), despite having a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients. In contrast, Highwood High School struggles, with significantly lower proficiency rates in core subjects compared to the state averages, despite having a very low student-teacher ratio of 5:1.

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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)	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	ACT with Writing English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT with Writing Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT with Writing Science 11th Grade	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Highwood School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 West Street South	Highwood	59450	Chouteau County	Highwood K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 733-2081	62	5	11.8	35.5%	60 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.1	171^st of 401 public elementary schools	57.4%		76	55^th of 212 public elementary schools	74.1%	116				47.8	34.8	$17,435
Highwood High School	Public	9-12	160 West Street South	Highwood	59450	Chouteau County	Highwood K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 733-2081	25	5	5.0	64.0%	24 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.7	118^th of 182 public high schools	35.2%					(n/a)	20.0	40.0	20.0			$20,611
Highwood Middle School	Public	6-8	160 West Street South	Highwood	59450	Chouteau County	Highwood K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 733-2081	19	2	8.0	31.6%	16 (84.2%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)	63.4	62^nd of 222 public middle schools	72.1%		94.3	4^th of 123 public middle schools	96.7%	58				55.6	44.4	$25,346

Cities Near Zip Code 59450

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Highwood	10.95 mi	3	12^th
Fort Benton	13.9 mi	3	28^th
Geraldine	14.21 mi	3	109^th
Carter	20.9 mi	2
Belt	23.48 mi	4	22^nd

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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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