Best Elementary Schools in Montana (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

300

Listed, not ranked

137

Every ranked elementary school in Montana, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Montana rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Montana elementary schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Morning Star School	Bozeman	Bozeman Elem	78%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	424
#2	A+	Bo Peep School	Circle	Circle Elem	75%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	58
#3	A+	Geraldine Elementary	Geraldine	Geraldine K-12	75%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	34
#4	A+	Highwood School	Highwood	Highwood K-12	75%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	56
#5	A+	Moore School	Moore	Moore Elem	75%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	34
#6	A+	Trinity School	Canyon Creek	Trinity Elem	75%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	38
#7	A+	Anderson School	Bozeman	Anderson Elem	73%	67%	Exceeds Expectations	163
#8	A+	Jefferson School	Helena	Helena Elem	73%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	253
#9	A+	Longfellow School	Bozeman	Bozeman Elem	73%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	298
#10	A+	Rattlesnake Elementary School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	71%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	445
#11	A+	Hawthorne School	Bozeman	Bozeman Elem	70%	63%	Exceeds Expectations	348
#12	A+	Lustre School	Frazer	Lustre Elem	70%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	49
#13	A+	Meadow Lark School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	70%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	555
#14	A+	Greenfield School	Fairfield	Greenfield Elem	68%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	51
#15	A+	Redwater School	Circle	Circle Elem	60%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	33
#16	A	Monforton School	Bozeman	Monforton Elem	66%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	222
#17	A	Amsterdam School	Manhattan	Amsterdam Elem	65%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	165
#18	A	Deer Park School	Columbia Falls	Deer Park Elem	65%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	136
#19	A	Emily Dickinson School	Bozeman	Bozeman Elem	65%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	519
#20	A	Fort Benton School	Fort Benton	Fort Benton Elem	65%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	195
#21	A	Jeannette Rankin El	Missoula	Missoula Elem	65%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	461
#22	A	Power School	Power	Power Elem	65%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	65
#23	A	Ridge View Elementary	Belgrade	Belgrade Elem	65%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	461
#24	A	Ulm School	Ulm	Ulm Elem	65%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	87
#25	A	Edgerton School	Kalispell	Kalispell Elem	64%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	495
#26	A	Meadowlark Elementary	Bozeman	Bozeman Elem	64%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	495
#27	A	Belt School	Belt	Belt Elem	63%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	197
#28	A	Fairfield Elementary School	Fairfield	Fairfield Elem	63%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	172
#29	A	Gallatin Gateway School	Gallatin Gateway	Gallatin Gateway Elem	63%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	111
#30	A	L A Muldown School	Whitefish	Whitefish Elem	62%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	653
#31	A	Riverview School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	62%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	427
#32	A	Meadowlark School	Billings	Billings Elem	61%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	562
#33	A	Arrowhead School	Billings	Billings Elem	60%	61%	Meets Expectations	433
#34	A	Chester Joplin Inverness Schl	Chester	Chester-Joplin-Inverness El	60%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	142
#35	A	Creston School	Kalispell	Creston Elem	60%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	121
#36	A	Gardiner School	Gardiner	Gardiner Elem	60%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	64
#37	A	Lamotte School	Bozeman	LaMotte Elem	60%	55%	Meets Expectations	33
#38	A	West Glacier School	West Glacier	West Glacier Elem	60%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	77
#39	A	Forsyth Elementary School	Forsyth	Forsyth Elem	58%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	149
#40	A	Montana City School	Clancy	Montana City Elem	58%	54%	Meets Expectations	292
#41	A	Paxson School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	58%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	463
#42	A	Richey School	Richey	Richey Elem	58%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	42
#43	A	West Valley School	Kalispell	West Valley Elem	58%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	424
#44	A	Lewis And Clark School	Lewistown	Lewistown Elem	53%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	210
#45	A-	East Fairview Elementary School	Fairview	Yellowstone 14	57%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	62
#46	A-	Augusta Elementary School	Augusta	Augusta Elem	55%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	71
#47	A-	Cascade School	Cascade	Cascade Elem	55%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	146
#48	A-	Charlo Elementary	Charlo	Charlo Elem	55%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	99
#49	A-	Clancy School	Clancy	Clancy Elem	55%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	304
#50	A-	Drummond School	Drummond	Drummond Elem	55%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	92
#51	A-	Hawthorne School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	55%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	387
#52	A-	Lewis And Clark School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	55%	51%	Meets Expectations	440
#53	A-	Lone Rock School	Stevensville	Lone Rock Elem	55%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	189
#54	A-	Russell School	Kalispell	Kalispell Elem	55%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	233
#55	A-	Twin Bridges School	Twin Bridges	Twin Bridges K-12 Schools	55%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	87
#56	A-	Boulder School	Billings	Billings Elem	53%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	507
#57	A-	Central Heights School	Billings	Billings Elem	53%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	291
#58	A-	Elysian School	Billings	Elysian Elem	53%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	307
#59	A-	Ennis School	Ennis	Ennis K-12 Schools	53%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	229
#60	A-	Manhattan Elem	Manhattan	Manhattan School	53%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	238
#61	A-	Parkview School	Dillon	Dillon Elem	53%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	523
#62	A-	Quentin Brown Primary K 4	Corvallis	Corvallis K-12 Schools	53%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	457
#63	A-	Target Range School	Missoula	Target Range Elem	53%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	437
#64	A-	Hillcrest School	Butte	Butte Elem	52%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	423
#65	B+	Hellgate El Intermediate	Missoula	Hellgate Elem	49%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	520
#66	B	Chief Charlo School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	50%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	429
#67	B	Chief Joseph School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	50%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	268
#68	B	Ekalaka Elementary School	Ekalaka	Ekalaka Elem	50%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	62
#69	B	Fair Mont Egan School	Kalispell	Fair-Mont-Egan Elem	50%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	87
#70	B	Fort Shaw Elem School	Fort Shaw	Sun River Valley Elem	50%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	105
#71	B	Frenchtown Elementary School	Frenchtown	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	50%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	442
#72	B	Hellgate Elem Lower Grades	Missoula	Hellgate Elem	50%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	338
#73	B	Hyalite Elementary	Bozeman	Bozeman Elem	50%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	512
#74	B	Irving School	Bozeman	Bozeman Elem	50%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	184
#75	B	Jordan Elementary School	Jordan	Jordan Elem	50%	46%	Meets Expectations	79
#76	B	Kircher School	Miles City	Kircher Elem	50%	48%	Meets Expectations	65
#77	B	Lakeside Elementary School	Lakeside	Somers Elem	50%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	302
#78	B	Lillian Peterson School	Kalispell	Kalispell Elem	50%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	337
#79	B	Loy School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	50%	46%	Meets Expectations	389
#80	B	Malta K 5	Malta	Malta K-12 Schools	50%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	255
#81	B	Melville School	Melville	Melville Elem	50%	49%	Meets Expectations	32
#82	B	Reed Point Elementary	Reed Point	Reed Point Elem	50%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	32
#83	B	Winifred School	Winifred	Winifred K-12 Schools	50%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	83
#84	B	Sacajawea School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	49%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	407
#85	B	Choteau School	Choteau	Choteau Elem	48%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	200
#86	B	Columbus Elem School	Columbus	Columbus Elem	48%	45%	Meets Expectations	304
#87	B	Highland School	Billings	Billings Elem	48%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	269
#88	B	Ophir Elementary School	Gallatin Gateway	Big Sky School K-12	48%	48%	Meets Expectations	216
#89	B	Whitehall Elementary	Whitehall	Whitehall Elem	48%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	202
#90	B	Eagle Cliffs Elementary	Billings	Billings Elem	47%	46%	Meets Expectations	416
#91	B	Libby Elementary School	Libby	Libby K-12 Schools	47%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	625
#92	B	Ruder Elementary	Columbia Falls	Columbia Falls Elem	46%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	563
#93	B	Utterback 4 6	Conrad	Conrad Elem	43%	41%	Meets Expectations	119
#94	B-	Alkali Creek School	Billings	Billings Elem	45%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	336
#95	B-	Broadview School	Broadview	Broadview Elem	45%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	98
#96	B-	Cayuse Prairie School	Kalispell	Cayuse Prairie Elem	45%	45%	Meets Expectations	242
#97	B-	Central Elementary	Sidney	Sidney Elem	45%	44%	Meets Expectations	251
#98	B-	Cornelius Hedges School	Kalispell	Kalispell Elem	45%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	319
#99	B-	Elder Grove School	Billings	Elder Grove Elem	45%	42%	Meets Expectations	458
#100	B-	Hawthorne School	Helena	Helena Elem	45%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	202
#101	B-	Kinsey School	Kinsey	Kinsey Elem	45%	47%	Meets Expectations	61
#102	B-	Mountain View School	Red Lodge	Red Lodge Elem	45%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	205
#103	B-	Plentywood School	Plentywood	Plentywood K-12 Schools	45%	43%	Meets Expectations	207
#104	B-	Plevna School	Plevna	Plevna K-12 Schools	45%	44%	Meets Expectations	56
#105	B-	Poly Drive School	Billings	Billings Elem	45%	45%	Meets Expectations	305
#106	B-	Russell School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	45%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	367
#107	B-	Saddle Peak Elementary	Belgrade	Belgrade Elem	45%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	458
#108	B-	Scobey School	Scobey	Scobey K-12 Schools	45%	46%	Meets Expectations	159
#109	B-	Sheridan Elementary Schl	Sheridan	Sheridan Elem	45%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	132
#110	B-	Smith School	Helena	Helena Elem	45%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	290
#111	B-	Sunburst Elementary	Sunburst	Sunburst K-12 Schools	45%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	68
#112	B-	Warren School	Helena	Helena Elem	45%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	304
#113	B-	Whittier School	Bozeman	Bozeman Elem	45%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	249
#114	B-	Wibaux Elementary School	Wibaux	Wibaux K-12 Schools	45%	46%	Meets Expectations	92
#115	B-	Radley Elementary School	East Helena	East Helena K-12	44%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	440
#116	B-	Whittier School	Butte	Butte Elem	44%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	425
#117	B-	Canyon Creek School	Billings	Canyon Creek Elem	43%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	188
#118	B-	Four Georgians School	Helena	Helena Elem	43%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	455
#119	B-	Highland Park School	Lewistown	Lewistown Elem	43%	38%	Meets Expectations	304
#120	B-	Lincoln Mckinley School	Havre	Havre Elem	43%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	301
#121	B-	Lincoln School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	43%	40%	Meets Expectations	360
#122	B-	Plains Elementary School	Plains	Plains K-12	43%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	247
#123	B-	Sandstone School	Billings	Billings Elem	43%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	416
#124	B-	Three Forks Elem School	Three Forks	Three Forks Elem	43%	40%	Meets Expectations	337
#125	B-	W F Morrison School	Troy	Troy Elem	43%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	219
#126	B-	Bigfork Elementary	Bigfork	Bigfork Elem	42%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	461
#127	B-	Huntley Project Elem K 6	Worden	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	42%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	419
#128	B-	Sunnyside School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	42%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	423
#129	B-	Fred W Graff School	Laurel	Laurel Elem	41%	41%	Meets Expectations	278
#130	B-	Potomac School	Bonner	Potomac Elem	41%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	91
#131	B-	Rapelje School	Rapelje	Rapelje Elem	41%	42%	Meets Expectations	36
#132	C+	Beartooth School	Billings	Billings Elem	40%	38%	Meets Expectations	352
#133	C+	Big Sky Elementary	Billings	Billings Elem	40%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	328
#134	C+	Bissell School	Whitefish	Olney-Bissell Elem	40%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	89
#135	C+	Blue Creek School	Billings	Blue Creek Elem	40%	40%	Meets Expectations	181
#136	C+	Boulder Elementary School	Boulder	Boulder Elem	40%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	172
#137	C+	Cecelia Hazelton School	Townsend	Townsend K-12 Schools	40%	36%	Meets Expectations	399
#138	C+	Clinton School	Clinton	Clinton Elem	40%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	184
#139	C+	Duttonbrady Elementary	Dutton	Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools	40%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	47
#140	C+	Eureka Elementary School	Eureka	Eureka Elem	40%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	261
#141	C+	Golden Ridge School	Fairfield	Golden Ridge Elem	40%	40%	Meets Expectations	44
#142	C+	Hobson School	Hobson	Hobson K-12 Schools	40%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	67
#143	C+	Independent School	Billings	Independent Elem	40%	39%	Meets Expectations	297
#144	C+	Jeannette Rankin Elementary Sc	Kalispell	Kalispell Elem	40%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	435
#145	C+	Joliet School	Joliet	Joliet Elem	40%	40%	Meets Expectations	175
#146	C+	Lincoln Elementary School	Lincoln	Lincoln K-12 Schools	40%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	82
#147	C+	Longfellow School	Baker	Baker K-12 Schools	40%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	158
#148	C+	Margaret Leary School	Butte	Butte Elem	40%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	347
#149	C+	Mckinley School	Billings	Billings Elem	40%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	285
#150	C+	Medicine Lake School	Medicine Lake	Medicine Lake K-12 Schools	40%	39%	Meets Expectations	48
#151	C+	Rau School	Sidney	Rau Elem	40%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	69
#152	C+	Roundup Elementary	Roundup	Roundup Elem	40%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	317
#153	C+	Saco School	Saco	Saco Elem	40%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	31
#154	C+	Savage School	Savage	Savage Elem	40%	36%	Meets Expectations	76
#155	C+	Shelby Elementary School	Shelby	Shelby Elem	40%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	281
#156	C+	Shepherd Elementary	Shepherd	Shepherd Elem	40%	39%	Meets Expectations	366
#157	C+	Stanford School	Stanford	Stanford K-12 Schools	40%	39%	Meets Expectations	53
#158	C+	Thompson Falls Elem Schl	Thompson Falls	Thompson Falls Elem	40%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	247
#159	C+	Trout Creek School	Trout Creek	Trout Creek Elem	40%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	51
#160	C+	West Yellowstone School	West Yellowstone	West Yellowstone K-12	40%	36%	Meets Expectations	141
#161	C+	Edna Thomas School	Corvallis	Corvallis K-12 Schools	38%	38%	Meets Expectations	193
#162	C	Big Timber School	Big Timber	Big Timber Elem	38%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	243
#163	C	Broadwater School	Helena	Helena Elem	38%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	254
#164	C	Central School	Helena	Helena Elem	38%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	319
#165	C	Elrod School	Kalispell	Kalispell Elem	38%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	231
#166	C	Frenchtown Intermediate School	Frenchtown	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	38%	37%	Meets Expectations	196
#167	C	Kessler Elementary School	Helena	Helena Elem	38%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	238
#168	C	Kila School	Kila	Kila Elem	38%	39%	Meets Expectations	148
#169	C	Rossiter School	Helena	Helena Elem	37%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	391
#170	C	Florence Carlton El Schl	Florence	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	36%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	342
#171	C	Jim Darcy School	Helena	Helena Elem	36%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	470
#172	C	West Elementary School	Butte	Butte Elem	36%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	473
#173	C-	Anna Jeffries Elementary	Cut Bank	Cut Bank Elem	35%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	95
#174	C-	Arrowhead School	Pray	Arrowhead Elem	35%	34%	Meets Expectations	65
#175	C-	Bainville School	Bainville	Bainville K-12 Schools	35%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	83
#176	C-	Bitterroot School	Billings	Billings Elem	35%	34%	Meets Expectations	287
#177	C-	Broadus School	Broadus	Broadus Elem	35%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	112
#178	C-	Broadwater School	Billings	Billings Elem	35%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	320
#179	C-	Daly School	Hamilton	Hamilton K-12 Schools	35%	37%	Meets Expectations	552
#180	C-	Desmet School	Missoula	DeSmet Elem	35%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	88
#181	C-	F E Miley School	Big Sandy	Big Sandy K-12	35%	33%	Meets Expectations	105
#182	C-	Fairview School	Fairview	Fairview Elem	35%	34%	Meets Expectations	146
#183	C-	Helena Flats School	Kalispell	Helena Flats Elem	35%	32%	Meets Expectations	229
#184	C-	Irle Elementary School	Glasgow	Glasgow K-12 Schools	35%	37%	Meets Expectations	358
#185	C-	Lewis And Clark School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	35%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	349
#186	C-	Lincoln School	Miles City	Miles City Elem	35%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	154
#187	C-	Lolo Elementary	Lolo	Lolo Elem	35%	37%	Meets Expectations	290
#188	C-	O D Speer School	Deer Lodge	Deer Lodge Elem	35%	35%	Meets Expectations	336
#189	C-	Philipsburg School	Philipsburg	Philipsburg K-12 Schools	35%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	94
#190	C-	Ramsay School	Ramsay		35%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	123
#191	C-	Shields Valley Elementary	Wilsall	Shields Valley Elem	35%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	103
#192	C-	St Regis School	St Regis	St Regis K-12 Schools	35%	34%	Meets Expectations	100
#193	C-	Terry School	Terry	Terry K-12 Schools	35%	33%	Meets Expectations	80
#194	C-	Valley View School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	296
#195	C-	Bench School	Billings	Billings Elem	33%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	339
#196	C-	Fred Moodry Intermediate	Anaconda	Anaconda Elem	33%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	284
#197	C-	Giant Springs Elementary	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	33%	34%	Meets Expectations	432
#198	C-	Linderman School	Polson	Polson Elem	33%	28%	Meets Expectations	376
#199	C-	Park City School	Park City	Park City Elem	33%	34%	Meets Expectations	174
#200	C-	Seeley Lake Elementary	Seeley Lake	Seeley Lake Elem	33%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	145
#201	C-	Stevensville K 6	Stevensville	Stevensville Elem	33%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	505
#202	C-	Sunnyside School	Havre	Havre Elem	33%	33%	Meets Expectations	259
#203	C-	Lincoln School	Glendive	Glendive Elem	32%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	243
#204	C-	Custer School	Custer	Custer K-12 Schools	31%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	55
#205	C-	Froid Elementary School	Froid	Froid Elem	31%	33%	Meets Expectations	35
#206	C-	Glacier Gateway Elem	Columbia Falls	Columbia Falls Elem	31%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	473
#207	C-	Grass Range School	Grass Range	Grass Range Elem	31%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	46
#208	C-	Hysham School	Hysham	Hysham K-12 Schools	31%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	52
#209	C-	Lavina Elementary	Lavina	Lavina K-12 Schools	31%	29%	Meets Expectations	38
#210	C-	Pioneer School	Billings	Pioneer Elem	31%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	72
#211	C-	Vida School	Vida	Vida Elem	31%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	46
#212	C-	Winnett School	Winnett	Winnett K-12 Schools	31%	30%	Meets Expectations	36
#213	D+	Absarokee School	Absarokee		30%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	64
#214	D+	Bridger Elementary School	Bridger	Bridger K-12 Schools	30%	26%	Meets Expectations	118
#215	D+	Centerville School	Sand Coulee	Centerville Elem	30%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	116
#216	D+	East Evergreen School	Kalispell	Evergreen Elem	30%	32%	Meets Expectations	360
#217	D+	Franklin School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	30%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	289
#218	D+	H C Davis Elementary	Cut Bank	Cut Bank Elem	30%	27%	Meets Expectations	225
#219	D+	Hillcrest School	Harlowton	Harlowton K-12	30%	31%	Meets Expectations	156
#220	D+	Lowell School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	30%	29%	Meets Expectations	285
#221	D+	Meadowlark School	Conrad	Conrad Elem	30%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	154
#222	D+	North Star School	Gildford	North Star Elem	30%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	114
#223	D+	Vaughn School	Vaughn	Vaughn Elem	30%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	125
#224	D+	Burlington School	Billings	Billings Elem	28%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	277
#225	D+	Darby School	Darby	Darby K-12 Schools	28%	29%	Meets Expectations	169
#226	D+	K William Harvey Elem	Ronan	Ronan Elem	28%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	425
#227	D+	Kennedy School	Butte	Butte Elem	28%	23%	Meets Expectations	246
#228	D+	Lockwood Intermediate	Lockwood	Lockwood K-12	28%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	365
#229	D+	Miles Avenue School	Billings	Billings Elem	28%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	252
#230	D+	Mountain View School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	28%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	433
#231	D+	Pine Butte Elementary Sch	Colstrip	Colstrip Elem	28%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	234
#232	D+	Superior Elementary	Superior	Superior K-12 Schools	28%	27%	Meets Expectations	170
#233	D+	Swan River School	Bigfork	Swan River Elem	28%	26%	Meets Expectations	112
#234	D+	East Side School	Livingston	Livingston Elem	27%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	247
#235	D	Cardwell School	Cardwell	Cardwell Elem	25%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	40
#236	D	Emerson School	Butte	Butte Elem	25%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	392
#237	D	Fortine School	Fortine	Fortine Elem	25%	26%	Meets Expectations	58
#238	D	Liberty Elementary School	Galata	Liberty Elem	25%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	31
#239	D	Rose Park School	Billings	Billings Elem	25%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	253
#240	D	Rosebud School	Rosebud	Rosebud K-12	25%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	32
#241	D	Valier School	Valier	Valier Elem	25%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	78
#242	D	Willow Creek School	Willow Creek	Willow Creek Elem	25%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	35
#243	D	Woodman School	Lolo	Woodman Elem	25%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	47
#244	D	West Elementary	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	23%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	463
#245	D-	Arlee Elementary	Arlee	Arlee Elem	23%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	206
#246	D-	Bonner School	Bonner	Bonner Elem	23%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	234
#247	D-	Culbertson School	Culbertson	Culbertson Elem	23%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	128
#248	D-	Garfield School	Miles City	Miles City Elem	23%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	229
#249	D-	Harlem Elementary School	Harlem	Harlem Elem	23%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	367
#250	D-	Marion School	Marion	Marion Elem	23%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	128
#251	D-	Meadowlark School	Chinook	Chinook Elem	23%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	167
#252	D-	Newman School	Billings	Billings Elem	23%	20%	Meets Expectations	215
#253	D-	Smith Valley Primary Schl	Kalispell	Smith Valley Elem	23%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	168
#254	D-	White Sulphur Springs El	White Sulphur Springs	White Sulphur Spgs K-12	23%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	91
#255	D-	Harrison School	Harrison	Harrison K-12 Schools	21%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	52
#256	D-	Melstone School	Melstone	Melstone Elem	21%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	35
#257	D-	Miami School	Conrad	Miami Elem	21%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	34
#258	D-	Bryant School	Helena	Helena Elem	20%	22%	Meets Expectations	291
#259	D-	Dayton School	Dayton	Upper West Shore Elem	20%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	43
#260	D-	Roberts School	Roberts	Roberts K-12 Schools	20%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	61
#261	D-	Arrow Creek Elem School	Pryor	Pryor Elem	18%	18%	Meets Expectations	47
#262	D-	Hardin Intermediate	Hardin	Hardin Elem	17%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	258
#263	D-	Belfry School	Belfry	Belfry K-12 Schools	16%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	36
#264	D-	Dixon Elementary	Dixon	Dixon Elem	16%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	46
#265	D-	Fromberg School	Fromberg	Fromberg K-12	16%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	53
#266	D-	Frontier School	Wolf Point	Frontier Elem	16%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	104
#267	D-	Hinsdale School	Hinsdale	Hinsdale Elem	16%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	30
#268	D-	Nashua School	Nashua	Nashua K-12 Schools	16%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	51
#269	D-	Orchard School	Billings	Billings Elem	15%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	300
#270	D-	Pablo Elementary	Pablo	Ronan Elem	15%	16%	Meets Expectations	234
#271	D-	St Ignatius Elementary School	St Ignatius	St Ignatius K-12 Schools	15%	17%	Meets Expectations	229
#272	D-	Ponderosa School	Billings	Billings Elem	13%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	274
#273	D-	Northside School	Wolf Point	Wolf Point Elem	11%	14%	Meets Expectations	151
#274	F	East Glacier Park School	E Glacier Park	East Glacier Park Elem	13%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	63
#275	F	Longfellow School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	13%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	313
#276	F	Noxon School	Noxon	Noxon Elem	13%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	82
#277	F	Victor School	Victor	Victor K-12 Schools	13%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	105
#278	F	Alberton School	Alberton	Alberton K-12 Schools	11%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	97
#279	F	Box Elder School	Box Elder	Box Elder Elem	11%	7%	Meets Expectations	247
#280	F	Lambert School	Lambert	Lambert Elem	11%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	66
#281	F	Southside School	Wolf Point	Wolf Point Elem	11%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	236
#282	F	Ashland School	Ashland	Ashland Elem	10%	12%	Meets Expectations	65
#283	F	Dodson School	Dodson	Dodson K-12	10%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	45
#284	F	Fairhaven Colony	Ulm	Ulm Elem	10%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	36
#285	F	Frazer Elementary	Frazer	Frazer Elem	10%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	48
#286	F	Lodge Pole School	Hays	Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schls	10%	10%	Meets Expectations	125
#287	F	Poplar School	Poplar	Poplar Elem	10%	11%	Meets Expectations	333
#288	F	Valley View School	Polson	Valley View Elem	10%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	36
#289	F	Whittier School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	10%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	199
#290	F	Hot Springs School	Hot Springs	Hot Springs K-12	8%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	98
#291	F	Rocky Boy School	Box Elder	Rocky Boy Elem	8%	9%	Meets Expectations	416
#292	F	Poplar 5 6 School	Poplar	Poplar Elem	6%	10%	Meets Expectations	123
#293	F	Barbara Gilligan School	Brockton	Brockton Elem	5%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	79
#294	F	Heart Butte Elementary	Heart Butte	Heart Butte K-12 Schools	5%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	95
#295	F	Wyola Elementary	Wyola	Wyola Elem	5%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	56
#296	F	Browning Elementary	Browning	Browning Elem	3%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	278
#297	F	Crow Agency School	Crow Agency	Hardin Elem	3%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	271
#298	F	Lame Deer School	Lame Deer	Lame Deer Elem	3%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	293
#299	F	Lodge Grass School	Lodge Grass	Lodge Grass Elem	3%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	189
#300	F	Napi School	Browning	Browning Elem	3%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	233

How Montana's elementary schools compare

A: 64B: 67C: 81D: 61F: 27

44% of the 300 ranked elementary schools in Montana earn an A or B (64 A grades, 67 B, 81 C, 61 D, 27 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 213 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (71% here, 70% nationally), and 132 exceed it. On average 39% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 35% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Moore School (75% against 38%, A+), Geraldine Elementary (75% against 42%, A+), Bo Peep School (75% against 43%, A+), Highwood School (75% against 45%, A+), Greenfield School (68% against 38%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 75): Bozeman Elem (7), Missoula Elem (6), Billings Elem (4), Great Falls Elem (3).

Cities with the most ranked elementary schools: Billings (27, 12 at A or B), Great Falls (14, 7 at A or B), Missoula (13, 10 at A or B), Kalispell (13, 8 at A or B), Bozeman (11, 11 at A or B).

The largest ranked elementary schools: L A Muldown School (653 students, A, #30), Libby Elementary School (625 students, B, #91), Ruder Elementary (563 students, B, #92).

Elementary schools in Montana that are not ranked

137 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Very small schools (61)

Schools with fewer than 30 students have grades that swing on a handful of test results.

A+ Alder School, Alder
B Avon School, Avon
D Babb School, Babb
D Basin School, Basin
A+ Benton Lake School, Floweree
D Big Rose Colony School, Shelby
F Big Sky School, Cut Bank
B Big Stone School, Sand Coulee
D Birney School, Birney
F Bynum School, Bynum
B Cam Rose School, Shelby
D Cascade Colony School, Sun River
A+ Cohagen School, Cohagen
A+ Cottonwood School, Bozeman
B Cottonwood School, Havre
B Deer Creek School, Glendive
D Deerfield School, Lewistown
A+ Denton School, Denton
D Dupuyer School, Dupuyer
D Elliston School, Elliston
B Fishtail School, Fishtail
D Fort Smith School, Fort Smith
D Garrison School, Garrison
A+ Geyser School, Geyser
B Gildford Colony School, Gildford
D Glacier Elementary School, Cut Bank
B Glendale School, Cut Bank
D Grass Land Colony School, Great Falls
A+ Hall School, Hall
A+ Hammond School, Hammond
B Helmville School, Helmville
D Hidden Lake Elementary, Cut Bank
D- Hill Top Colony School, Stockett
A+ Hillcrest Colony Elementary, Power
B Horizon Elementary, Cut Bank
B King Colony School, Lewistown
D Kingsbury Colony Attn Ctr, Valier
D Lima School, Lima
A+ Luther School, Luther
B Malmborg School, Bozeman
D Mccormick School, Troy
D Midway Colony, Conrad
D- Morin School, Billings
D Mountain View Elementary, Cut Bank
D North Harlem Elementary, Harlem
A+ Opheim School, Opheim
B Pendroy School, Pendroy
B Pine Creek School, Livingston
D- Pleasant Valley School, Belt
B Polaris School, Polaris
A+ Reichle School, Glen
B Springhill School, Belgrade
B Sunset School, Greenough
B Swan Valley School, Condon
D Trego School, Trego
B Turner School, Turner
B Westby School, Westby
A+ Whitewater School, Whitewater
B Wise River School, Wise River
D- Yellowstone Academy Elem, Billings
A+ Zurich School, Zurich

Closed schools (5)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

Not yet graded (71)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Alzada School, Alzada
Auchard Creek School, Wolf Creek
Ayers School, Grass Range
B A Winans School, Livingston
Bear Paw School, Chinook
Biddle School, Biddle
Bloomfield School, Bloomfield
Bozeman Online Charter School, Bozeman
Brorson School, Sidney
Carter School, Carter
Cherry Valley School, Polson
Cleveland School, Chinook
Cooke City School, Cooke City
Cool Spring Colony School, Rudyard
Davey Elementary, Havre
Divide School, Divide
Eastgate School, East Helena
Galata School, Galata
Garfield School, Lewistown
Grant School, Dillon
Greycliff School, Greycliff
Hardin Primary, Hardin
Hartland Elementary School, Havre
Hawks Home School, Hammond
Hellgate El Primary Grades, Missoula
Highland Park School, Miles City
Highland Park School, Havre
Jackson School, Jackson
Jefferson School, Miles City
Jefferson School, Glendive
Judith Gap School, Judith Gap
Kester School, Jordan
Knees School, Carter
Kw Vc Elementary, Browning
Lincoln Primary, Anaconda
Lincoln School, Baker
Lindsay School, Lindsay
Lockwood Primary, Lockwood
Loring Colony School, Loring
Mcleod School, Mcleod
Melrose School, Melrose
Monforton Primary, Bozeman
Mt Sch For Deaf And Blnd El, Great Falls
Nye School, Nye
Ovando School, Ovando
Pass Creek School, Belgrade
Pine Grove School, Brusett
Pleasant Valley School, Marion
Prickly Pear Elem, East Helena
Rimrock Colony School, Sunburst
Riverview School, Miles City
Ross School, Mosby
Roy School, Roy
Ryegate School, Ryegate
S Y School, Miles City
Sage Creek Elementary, Chester
Salmon Prairie School, Swan Lake
Sand Springs School, Sand Springs
South School, Laurel
South Stacey School, Volborg
Spring Creek Colony Schl, Lewistown
Spring Creek School, Decker
Story Creek Elem, Belgrade
Washington School, Hamilton
West School, Laurel
West Side Elementary, Sidney
Wisdom School, Wisdom
Wolf Creek School, Wolf Creek
Yaak School, Troy
Yellowstone Virtual Academy, Fairview
Zenith Elementary, Cut Bank

About this ranking

Scope: every public elementary school in Montana.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Montana

What is the best elementary school in Montana?

Morning Star School in Bozeman ranks first among the 300 ranked elementary schools in Montana with a SchoolGrade of A+, 78% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 63%.

How are elementary schools in Montana ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Montana have?

SchoolGrade grades 437 public elementary schools in Montana; 300 are ranked here and 137 are listed as not ranked.