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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 59803

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433

Students

Top rankedMeadow Hill Middle School78^th of 222 Montana middle schools

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Newly ranked this year

Missoula Connect Academy Middle School

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Summary:

The 59803 zip code area of Missoula, Montana is home to two middle schools: Meadow Hill Middle School and Missoula Connect Academy Middle School. Based on the available data, Meadow Hill Middle School appears to be the higher-performing school, with a stronger statewide ranking, better test scores, and a lower rate of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Meadow Hill Middle School is ranked 78 out of 222 Montana middle schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its students perform above the state averages in English Language Arts (49.28% proficient or better), math (41.19%), and science (45.07%). In contrast, Missoula Connect Academy Middle School is ranked 195 out of 222 and has a 1-star rating, with significantly lower proficiency rates in ELA (23.08%), math (6.67%), and science (28.57%).

The difference in student-teacher ratios between the two schools may also contribute to the performance gap, with Meadow Hill Middle School having a ratio of 15.1 compared to 9.5 at Missoula Connect Academy Middle School. This suggests that the traditional school setting at Meadow Hill may be more effective than the virtual learning environment at Missoula Connect Academy, at least for middle school students in this area.

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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
Meadow Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	4210 Reserve	Missoula	59803	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 542-4045	414	27	15.1	40.3%	346 (83.6%)	10 (2.4%)	25 (6.0%)	9 (2.2%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	60.9	78^th of 222 public middle schools	64.9%		67.9	36^th of 123 public middle schools	70.7%	42	49.3	41.2	$15,062
Missoula Connect Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	909 South Avenue West	Missoula	59803	Missoula County	Missoula Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(406) 728-2400	19	2	9.5	31.6%	17 (89.5%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	17.5	195^th of 222 public middle schools	12.2%					(n/a)	23.1	6.7

Cities Near Zip Code 59803

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Missoula	0.7 mi	26	25^th
Lolo	3.77 mi	4	66^th
Bonner	7.59 mi	4	50^th
Florence	12.84 mi	3	36^th
Clinton	14.75 mi	2

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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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