Best High Schools in Montana

The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Montana, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 51%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Billings West High School	Billings, MT	2,269	40%
2	Billings Sr High School	Billings, MT	1,739	51%
3	Great Falls High School	Great Falls, MT	1,641	55%
4	Flathead High School	Kalispell, MT	1,626	48%
5	Skyview High School	Billings, MT	1,602	43%
6	Glacier High School	Kalispell, MT	1,475	44%
7	C M Russell High School	Great Falls, MT	1,454	41%
8	Capital High School	Helena, MT	1,427	57%
9	Sentinel High School	Missoula, MT	1,378	58%
10	Gallatin High School	Bozeman, MT	1,351	55%
11	Butte High School	Butte, MT	1,317	48%
12	Hellgate High School	Missoula, MT	1,304	43%
13	Bozeman High School	Bozeman, MT	1,280	44%
14	Big Sky High School	Missoula, MT	1,186	49%
15	Helena High School	Helena, MT	1,087	50%
16	Belgrade High School	Belgrade, MT	994	42%
17	Columbia Falls High Schl	Columbia Falls, MT	687	44%
18	Laurel High School	Laurel, MT	619	52%
19	Whitefish High School	Whitefish, MT	581	57%
20	East Helena High School	East Helena, MT	580	57%
21	Browning High School	Browning, MT	563	53%
22	Hamilton High School	Hamilton, MT	558	45%
23	Lockwood High School	Lockwood, MT	546	56%
24	Havre High School	Havre, MT	531	48%
25	Polson High School	Polson, MT	524	58%
26	Hardin High School	Hardin, MT	512	52%
27	Custer Co District High	Miles City, MT	495	52%
28	Corvallis High School	Corvallis, MT	480	48%
29	Frenchtown High School	Frenchtown, MT	475	56%
30	Park High School	Livingston, MT	418	40%
31	Ronan High School	Ronan, MT	416	49%
32	Sidney High School	Sidney, MT	387	50%
33	Fergus High School	Lewistown, MT	356	53%
34	Libby High School	Libby, MT	356	54%
35	Bigfork High School	Bigfork, MT	354	58%
36	Stevensville High School	Stevensville, MT	349	45%
37	Dawson High School	Glendive, MT	343	56%
38	Beaverhead Co High School	Dillon, MT	339	57%
39	Lincoln Co High School	Eureka, MT	306	50%
40	Jefferson High School	Boulder, MT	284	59%
41	Anaconda Sr High School	Anaconda, MT	281	47%
42	Three Forks High School	Three Forks, MT	278	46%
43	Poplar High School	Poplar, MT	276	49%
44	Florence-Carlton HS	Florence, MT	258	57%
45	Shepherd High School	Shepherd, MT	253	59%
46	Columbus High School	Columbus, MT	244	59%
47	Manhattan H S	Manhattan, MT	239	60%
48	Glasgow High School	Glasgow, MT	234	46%
49	Huntley Project High Schl	Worden, MT	230	51%
50	Cut Bank High School	Cut Bank, MT	227	55%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best high school in Montana?

The largest high school in Montana is Billings West High School in Billings with 2,269 students and a 40% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many high schools are in Montana?

This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Montana by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.