Best Schools for American Indian / Alaska Native Students in Montana (2026)
These are the Montana public schools where american indian / alaska native students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested american indian / alaska native students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.
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Elementary schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln-McKinley School Havre | 30% | 50% | 27 | B+ |
| 2 | H C Davis Elementary Cut Bank | 30% | 50% | 22 | C+ |
| 3 | K William Harvey Elem Ronan | 37% | 27% | 83 | C |
| 4 | Radley Elementary School East Helena | 30% | 30% | 20 | B+ |
| 5 | Ponderosa School Billings | 30% | 30% | 23 | D |
| 6 | Washington School Billings | 30% | 30% | 27 | C |
| 7 | Paxson School Missoula | 30% | — | 20 | A+ |
| 8 | Pablo Elementary Pablo | 35% | 25% | 41 | C |
| 9 | Linderman School Polson | 22% | 22% | 96 | C |
| 10 | Lowell School Missoula | 30% | 10% | 25 | C |
| 11 | Bench School Billings | 10% | 30% | 24 | D |
| 12 | Pine Butte Elementary Sch Colstrip | 25% | 15% | 47 | C |
| 13 | Anna Jeffries Elementary Cut Bank | 25% | 15% | 56 | C |
| 14 | Hardin Intermediate Hardin | 22% | 17% | 237 | D |
| 15 | St Ignatius Elementary School St Ignatius | 12% | 22% | 71 | D |
| 16 | Southside School Wolf Point | 15% | 15% | 47 | D |
| 17 | Poplar School Poplar | 17% | 8% | 152 | D |
| 18 | Browning Elementary Browning | 12% | 12% | 143 | D |
| 19 | Orchard School Billings | 10% | 10% | 26 | D |
| 20 | McKinley School Billings | 10% | 10% | 27 | B+ |
| 21 | Napi School Browning | 10% | 6% | 400 | D |
| 22 | Crow Agency School Crow Agency | 3% | 3% | 134 | D |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harlem Elementary School Harlem | 42% | 47% | 173 | D |
| 2 | Will James Middle School Billings | 50% | 30% | 20 | C |
| 3 | East Valley Middle School East Helena | 45% | 25% | 36 | D |
| 4 | Polson Middle School Polson | 37% | 27% | 193 | C |
| 5 | Sunnyside School Great Falls | 30% | 30% | 24 | C |
| 6 | C R Anderson Middle Schl Helena | 30% | 30% | 23 | A |
| 7 | Frontier School Wolf Point | 45% | 15% | 51 | C+ |
| 8 | North Middle School Great Falls | 27% | 32% | 66 | B |
| 9 | Ronan Middle School Ronan | 32% | 22% | 290 | D |
| 10 | Box Elder School Box Elder | 32% | 22% | 131 | D |
| 11 | Meadow Hill Middle School Missoula | 35% | 15% | 51 | B+ |
| 12 | Sunnyside School Havre | 35% | 15% | 54 | C+ |
| 13 | Box Elder 7-8 Box Elder | 35% | 15% | 54 | C |
| 14 | East Middle School Great Falls | 32% | 17% | 105 | C+ |
| 15 | Havre Middle School Havre | 32% | 17% | 79 | D |
| 16 | Lodge Pole School Hays | 25% | 25% | 56 | C |
| 17 | East Middle School Butte | 30% | 15% | 30 | B |
| 18 | Porter Middle School Missoula | 27% | 17% | 63 | C+ |
| 19 | St Ignatius Middle School St Ignatius | 22% | 22% | 62 | D |
| 20 | Washington Middle School Missoula | 10% | 30% | 29 | A+ |
| 21 | Giant Springs Elementary Great Falls | 30% | 10% | 20 | C |
| 22 | Mountain View School Great Falls | 30% | 10% | 23 | C |
| 23 | Castle Rock Middle School Billings | 10% | 30% | 30 | B |
| 24 | Lockwood Middle School Lockwood | 30% | 10% | 22 | D |
| 25 | Medicine Crow Middle School Billings | 25% | 15% | 54 | D |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polson High School Polson | 30% | 30% | 30 | B |
| 2 | C M Russell High School Great Falls | 30% | 30% | 20 | B |
| 3 | Ronan High School Ronan | 35% | 15% | 33 | C+ |
| 4 | Great Falls High School Great Falls | 25% | 25% | 35 | C+ |
| 5 | Rocky Boy High School Box Elder | 10% | 10% | 21 | D |
| 6 | Wolf Point High School Wolf Point | 10% | 10% | 20 | D |
| 7 | Harlem High School Harlem | 10% | 10% | 28 | D |
| 8 | Box Elder High School Box Elder | 10% | 10% | 23 | D |
| 9 | Hardin High School Hardin | 8% | 8% | 78 | D |
| 10 | Poplar High School Poplar | 5% | 5% | 38 | D |
| 11 | Browning High School Browning | 3% | 3% | 115 | D |
Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology