Top 10 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana (2024-25)

The top ranked public elementary schools in Montana are Longfellow School, Jefferson School and West Glacier School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public elementary schools are Bozeman, Fairfield and Missoula.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Montana is 36%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 46%.

Top Ranked Public Elementary Schools in Montana (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Longfellow School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
516 S Tracy
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6150
Rank: #22.
Jefferson School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
1023 Broadway
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 324-2060
Rank: #33.
West Glacier School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 70-79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
160 Old Bridge Road
West Glacier, MT 59936
(406) 888-5312
Rank: #44.
Rattlesnake Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 71% (Top 5%)
Reading: 76% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
1220 Pineview Drive
Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 542-4050
Rank: #55.
Morning Star School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 72% (Top 1%)
Reading: 72% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
830 Arnold St
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6500
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Amsterdam School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-6
6360 Camp Creek Road
Manhattan, MT 59741
(406) 282-7216
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Anderson School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-6
10040 Cottonwood Road
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 587-1305
Rank: #88.
Lamotte 6-8
Magnet School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
841 Bear Canyon Road
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 586-2838
Rank: #99.
Deer Park School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
2105 Middle Road
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
(406) 892-5388
Rank: #1010.
Meadow Lark School
Magnet School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 66% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
2204 Fox Farm Road
Great Falls, MT 59403
(406) 268-7300
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Fort Benton School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
1406 Franklin
Fort Benton, MT 59442
(406) 622-3761
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Jeannette Rankin Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 72% (Top 1%)
Reading: 67% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
5150 Bigfork Rd.
Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 542-4010
Rank: #13 - 1513. - 15.
Ennis School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
223 S. Charles Ave
Ennis, MT 59729
(406) 682-4237
Rank: #13 - 1513. - 15.
Hawthorne School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
405 E Mendenhall
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6700
Rank: #13 - 1513. - 15.
Ridge View Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-4
117 Green Belt Drive
Belgrade, MT 59714
(406) 388-4534
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Monforton 6-8
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
6001 Monforton School Rd
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 586-1557
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Sacajawea Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 55% (Top 10%)
Reading: 72% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
3525 So 3rd Ave
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6470
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Greenfield School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
590 Hwy 431
Fairfield, MT 59436
(406) 467-2433
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Lustre School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
282 Lustre Road
Frazer, MT 59225
(406) 392-5725
Rank: #2020.
Somers Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 58% (Top 10%)
Reading: 67% (Top 5%)
Grades: 5-8
315 School Addition Rd
Somers, MT 59932
(406) 857-3661
Rank: #2121.
Emily Dickinson School
Magnet School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 63% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
2435 Annie Street
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 522-6650
Rank: #22 - 2522. - 25.
Forsyth Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
1850 Cedar
Forsyth, MT 59327
(406) 346-2796
Rank: #22 - 2522. - 25.
Lakeside Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-4
255 Adams Street
Somers, MT 59932
(406) 844-2208
Rank: #22 - 2522. - 25.
Paxson School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
101 Evans
Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 542-4055
Rank: #22 - 2522. - 25.
Story Creek Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-4
807 Bolinger Road
Belgrade, MT 59714
(406) 924-2791
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
Gallatin Gateway School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 50-54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
100 Mill Street
Gallatin Gateway, MT 59730
(406) 763-4415
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
Lillian Peterson School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 50-54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1119 2nd Street W
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 751-3737
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Charlo Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 50-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
404 1st Ave West
Charlo, MT 59824
(406) 644-2206
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Monforton School
Magnet School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 57% (Top 10%)
Reading: 64% (Top 10%)
Grades: 3-5
6001 Monforton School Rd
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 586-1557
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Sunburst Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 50-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
220 1st St South
Sunburst, MT 59482
(406) 937-2816
Rank: #3131.
Arrowhead School
Magnet School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 62% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
2510 38th Street West
Billings, MT 59101
(406) 281-6201
Rank: #32 - 3532. - 35.
Chief Charlo School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
5600 Longview Dr
Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 542-4005
Rank: #32 - 3532. - 35.
Elysian Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
6416 Elysian Road
Billings, MT 59101
(406) 656-4101
Rank: #32 - 3532. - 35.
Fairfield Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
13 7th Street
Fairfield, MT 59436
(406) 467-2425
Rank: #32 - 3532. - 35.
Smith School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
2320 5th Avenue
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 324-1530
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