| Rank | Public School Performance ▲ | School District / Population |
| 1. |  | Dodson Elementary School District / 306 |
| 1. | | Rosebud Elementary School District / 437 |
| 1. | | Geraldine Elementary School District / 625 |
| 1. | | Hot Springs Elementary School District / 1,267 |
| 5. | | Gildford Colony Elementary School District / 107 |
| 5. | | Jackson Elementary School District / 129 |
| 5. | | Cottonwood Elementary School District / 347 |
| 5. | | Helmville Elementary School District / 299 |
| 5. | | Judith Gap Elementary School District / 325 |
| 5. | | Hawks Home Elementary School District / 127 |
| 5. | | Kester Elementary School District / 44 |
| 5. | | King Colony Elementary School District / 309 |
| 5. | | Kircher Elementary School District / 797 |
| 5. | | Knees Elementary School District / 135 |
| 5. | | Malmborg Elementary School District / 213 |
| 5. | | Alder Elementary School District / 272 |
| 5. | | Luther Elementary School District / 385 |
| 5. | | Lustre Elementary School District / 221 |
| 5. | | Lennep Elementary School District / 107 |
| 5. | | Zurich Elementary School District / 281 |
| 5. | | Landusky Elementary School District / 44 |
| 5. | | Swan Lake-Salmon Elementary School District / 387 |
| 5. | | Upper West Shore Elementary School District / 798 |
| 5. | | McLeod Elementary School District / 240 |
| 5. | | Greycliff Elementary School District / 234 |
| 5. | | Froid High School District / 502 |
| 5. | | Wise River Elementary School District / 383 |
| 5. | | Fishtail Elementary School District / 392 |
| 5. | | Grass Range High School District / 488 |
| 5. | | Elliston Elementary School District / 484 |
| 5. | | Hinsdale High School District / 490 |
| 5. | | East Glacier Park Elementary School District / 683 |
| 5. | | Dupuyer Elementary School District / 188 |
| 5. | | Fortine Elementary School District / 898 |
| 5. | | Froid Elementary School District / 502 |
| 5. | | Grass Range Elementary School District / 420 |
| 5. | | Grant Elementary School District / 76 |
| 5. | | Dodson High School District / 344 |
| 5. | | Gold Creek Elementary School District / 207 |
| 5. | | Sand Springs Elementary School District / 148 |
| 5. | | Ross Elementary School District / 68 |
| 5. | | Big Dry Creek Elementary School District / 57 |
| 5. | | Galata Elementary School District / 300 |
| 5. | | Hall Elementary School District / 322 |
| 5. | | Melrose Elementary School District / 97 |
| 5. | | Sylvanite Elementary School District / 134 |
| 5. | | Reichle Elementary School District / 127 |
| 5. | | Vida Elementary School District / 591 |
| 5. | | Raynesford Elementary School District / 142 |
| 5. | | Warrick Elementary School District / 44 |
| 5. | | Rapelje Elementary School District / 348 |
| 5. | | Whitlash Elementary School District / 35 |
| 5. | | Sunset Elementary School District / 209 |
| 5. | | Garrison Elementary School District / 93 |
| 5. | | Van Norman Elementary School District / 74 |
| 5. | | Ringling Elementary School District / 66 |
| 5. | | Valley View Elementary School District / 308 |
| 5. | | Springhill Elementary School District / 148 |
| 5. | | Springdale Elementary School District / 210 |
| 5. | | Spring Creek Colony Elementary School District / 42 |
| 5. | | Trail Creek Elementary School District / 39 |
| 5. | | Trego Elementary School District / 753 |
| 5. | | Shawmut Elementary School District / 66 |
| 5. | | Trinity Elementary School District / 1,733 |
| 5. | | Twin Buttes Elementary School District / 82 |
| 5. | | Willow Creek Elementary School District / 368 |
| 5. | | Wisdom Elementary School District / 285 |
| 5. | | Miami Elementary School District / 232 |
| 5. | | Ovando Elementary School District / 239 |
| 5. | | Ophir Elementary School District / 2,153 |
| 5. | | Nye Elementary School District / 210 |
| 5. | | North Harlem Colony Elementary School District / 26 |
| 5. | | Morin Elementary School District / 397 |
| 5. | | Moore Elementary School District / 519 |
| 5. | | Molt Elementary School District / 157 |
| 5. | | Melville Elementary School District / 237 |
| 5. | | Paradise Elementary School District / 389 |
| 5. | | Yaak Elementary School District / 267 |
| 5. | | Pass Creek Elementary School District / 92 |
| 5. | | Wolf Creek Elementary School District / 581 |
| 5. | | Polaris Elementary School District / 85 |
| 5. | | Pleasant Valley Elementary School District / 219 |
| 5. | | Woodman Elementary School District / 458 |
| 5. | | Pioneer Elementary School District / 1,147 |
| 5. | | Pine Grove Elementary School District / 66 |
| 5. | | Pine Creek Elementary School District / 448 |
| 5. | | Pendroy Elementary School District / 221 |
| 5. | | Melstone Elementary School District / 402 |
| 5. | | Divide Elementary School District / 170 |
| 5. | | Carter Elementary School District / 208 |
| 5. | | Biddle Elementary School District / 101 |
| 5. | | Benton Lake Elementary School District / 95 |
| 5. | | Cohagen Elementary School District / 169 |
| 5. | | Rosebud High School District / 482 |
| 5. | | McCormick Elementary School District / 500 |
| 5. | | Richey High School District / 491 |
| 5. | | Bear Paw Elementary School District / 104 |
| 5. | | Reedpoint High School District / 711 |
| 5. | | Cooke City Elementary School District / 43 |
| 5. | | West Glacier Elementary School District / 570 |
| 5. | | Cottonwood Elementary School District / 193 |
| 5. | | Basin Elementary School District / 233 |
| 5. | | Spring Creek Elementary School District / 44 |
| 5. | | Peerless K-12 Schools / 148 |
| 5. | | Richey Elementary School District / 426 |
| 5. | | Camas Prairie Elementary School District / 172 |
| 5. | | Willow Creek High School District / 315 |
| 5. | | Brorson Elementary School District / 116 |
| 5. | | Bainville K-12 Schools / 494 |
| 5. | | Bynum Elementary School District / 301 |
| 5. | | Belfry K-12 Schools / 628 |
| 5. | | Opheim K-12 Schools / 307 |
| 5. | | Savage High School District / 620 |
| 5. | | Bloomfield Elementary School District / 98 |
| 5. | | Cleveland Elementary School District / 123 |
| 5. | | Birney Elementary School District / 120 |
| 5. | | Ayers Elementary School District / 68 |
| 5. | | Spring Creek Elementary School District / 87 |
| 5. | | Rapelje High School District / 455 |
| 5. | | Liberty Elementary School District / 171 |
| 5. | | Westby K-12 Schools / 299 |
| 5. | | Lindsay Elementary School District / 291 |
| 5. | | Cottonwood Elementary School District / 114 |
| 5. | | Whitewater K-12 Schools / 174 |
| 5. | | Melstone High School District / 179 |
| 5. | | South Stacey Elementary School District / 47 |
| 5. | | Mountain View Elementary School District / 124 |
| 5. | | Deerfield Elementary School District / 10 |
| 5. | | Lambert High School District / 283 |
| 5. | | Cardwell Elementary School District / 435 |
| 5. | | Judith Gap High School District / 325 |
| 5. | | Deep Creek Elementary School District / 95 |
| 5. | | Deer Creek Elementary School District / 1,810 |
| 5. | | Alzada Elementary School District / 176 |
| 5. | | Avon Elementary School District / 237 |
| 5. | | Auchard Creek Elementary School District / 4 |
| 5. | | S Y Elementary School District / 75 |
| 5. | | Augusta Elementary School District / 685 |
| 5. | | S H Elementary School District / 157 |
| 5. | | Roy K-12 Schools / 278 |
| 5. | | Davey Elementary School District / 46 |
| 142. | | Savage Elementary School District / 602 |
| 143. | | Big Sandy High School District / 2,612 |
| 144. | | Plevna K-12 Schools / 460 |
| 145. | | Shields Valley High School District / 1,705 |
| 146. | | Winifred K-12 Schools / 424 |
| 147. | | Gardiner High School District / 1,776 |
| 148. | | Highwood Elementary School District / 464 |
| 149. | | Greenfield Elementary School District / 572 |
| 150. | | Creston Elementary School District / 1,111 |
| 151. | | Centerville High School District / 1,615 |
| 152. | | Anderson Elementary School District / 1,397 |
| 153. | | Blue Creek Elementary School District / 2,052 |
| 154. | | Cascade High School District / 2,639 |
| 155. | | Columbus Elementary School District / 3,754 |
| 156. | | Gardiner Elementary School District / 1,733 |
| 157. | | Choteau High School District / 2,921 |
| 158. | | Joliet Elementary School District / 2,089 |
| 159. | | Highwood High School District / 513 |
| 160. | | Fort Benton Elementary School District / 1,728 |
| 161. | | Big Timber Elementary School District / 2,771 |
| 162. | | Big Sandy Elementary School District / 1,336 |
| 163. | | Manhattan High School District / 4,431 |
| 164. | | Manhattan Elementary School District / 2,390 |
| 165. | | Wibaux K-12 Schools / 987 |
| 166. | | Carter County High School District / 1,187 |
| 167. | | Ulm Elementary School District / 637 |
| 168. | | Elder Grove Elementary School District / 3,410 |
| 169. |  | Geyser High School District / 389 |
| 170. | | Bozeman Elementary School District / 53,316 |
| 171. | | Bozeman High School District / 59,840 |
| 172. | | Fair-Mont-Egan Elementary School District / 1,341 |
| 173. | | Columbus High School District / 3,958 |
| 174. | | Montana City Elementary School District / 2,853 |
| 175. | | Circle High School District / 1,758 |
| 176. | | North Star Elementary School District / 811 |
| 177. | | Fairfield High School District / 1,965 |
| 178. | | Saco Elementary School District / 545 |
| 179. | | Winnett K-12 Schools / 489 |
| 180. | | Medicine Lake K-12 Schools / 747 |
| 181. | | Fort Benton High School District / 2,166 |
| 182. | | Red Lodge Elementary School District / 3,112 |
| 183. | | Hot Springs High School District / 1,471 |
| 184. | | Power Elementary School District / 608 |
| 185. | | Saco High School District / 516 |
| 186. | | Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary School District / 2,185 |
| 187. | | Sunburst K-12 Schools / 1,115 |
| 188. | | Clancy Elementary School District / 2,935 |
| 189. | | Joliet High School District / 2,414 |
| 190. | | Ekalaka Elementary School District / 884 |
| 191. | | Belt Elementary School District / 1,832 |
| 192. | | Beaverhead County High School District / 8,772 |
| 193. | | Whitefish High School District / 13,669 |
| 194. | | Canyon Creek Elementary School District / 2,315 |
| 195. | | Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School District / 2,391 |
| 196. | | Stanford K-12 Schools / 835 |
| 197. | | Fairfield Elementary School District / 1,270 |
| 198. | | Plentywood K-12 Schools / 2,464 |
| 199. | | Shields Valley Elementary School District / 1,705 |
| 200. |  | Drummond High School District / 1,489 |
| 201. | | Great Falls Elementary School District / 72,487 |
| 202. | | Denton High School District / 479 |
| 203. | | Lockwood Elementary School District / 8,067 |
| 204. | | Broadus Elementary School District / 1,476 |
| 205. | | Target Range Elementary School District / 3,691 |
| 206. | | Sidney High School District / 8,438 |
| 207. | | Kalispell Elementary School District / 28,320 |
| 208. | | Conrad High School District / 3,800 |
| 209. | | Lolo Elementary School District / 4,903 |
| 210. | | Whitefish Elementary School District / 13,008 |
| 211. | | Red Lodge High School District / 3,631 |
| 212. | | Lewistown Elementary School District / 8,920 |
| 213. | | Culbertson High School District / 924 |
| 214. | | Sidney Elementary School District / 7,775 |
| 215. | | Power High School District / 624 |
| 216. | | Swan River Elementary School District / 1,489 |
| 217. | | North Star High School District / 941 |
| 218. | | Gallatin Gateway Elementary School District / 1,711 |
| 219. | | Fergus High School District / 9,271 |
| 220. | | Cascade Elementary School District / 1,907 |
| 221. | | Sweet Grass County High School District / 3,511 |
| 222. | | Cayuse Prairie Elementary School District / 2,379 |
| 223. | | Valier High School District / 1,210 |
| 224. | | Bigfork Elementary School District / 5,893 |
| 225. | | Broadview High School District / 943 |
| 226. | | Missoula Elementary School District / 70,909 |
| 227. | | Monforton Elementary School District / 2,232 |
| 228. | | Billings High School District / 133,015 |
| 229. | | Arrowhead Elementary School District / 1,718 |
| 230. | | Hellgate Elementary School District / 13,024 |
| 231. | | Bigfork High School District / 7,593 |
| 232. | | Sheridan Elementary School District / 1,378 |
| 233. | | Hobson K-12 Schools / 755 |
| 234. | | Scobey K-12 Schools / 1,813 |
| 235. | | Somers Elementary School District / 6,322 |
| 236. | | Three Forks High School District / 3,381 |
| 237. | | Drummond Elementary School District / 1,167 |
| 238. |  | Shepherd High School District / 4,069 |
| 239. | | Independent Elementary School District / 2,659 |
| 240. | | East Helena Elementary School District / 9,282 |
| 241. | | Livingston Elementary School District / 10,129 |
| 242. | | Flathead High School District / 58,126 |
| 243. | | Townsend K-12 Schools / 5,219 |
| 244. | | Darby K-12 Schools / 3,554 |
| 245. | | Swan Valley Elementary School District / 639 |
| 246. | | Thompson Falls High School District / 3,734 |
| 247. | | Sun River Valley Elementary School District / 2,296 |
| 248. | | Whitehall High School District / 3,793 |
| 249. | | Belgrade High School District / 20,718 |
| 250. | | Roberts K-12 Schools / 747 |
| 251. | | Shepherd Elementary School District / 4,069 |
| 252. | | Lincoln K-12 Schools / 1,130 |
| 253. | | Florence-Carlton K-12 Schools / 5,211 |
| 254. | | Chinook Elementary School District / 1,856 |
| 255. | | Park High School District / 12,483 |
| 256. | | Missoula High School District / 102,467 |
| 257. | | Billings Elementary School District / 111,515 |
| 258. | | Twin Bridges K-12 Schools / 1,382 |
| 259. | | Belt High School District / 1,774 |
| 260. | | La Motte Elementary School District / 778 |
| 261. | | Ryegate K-12 Schools / 353 |
| 262. | | Forsyth High School District / 2,680 |
| 263. | | Frenchtown K-12 Schools / 6,408 |
| 264. | | Helena Elementary School District / 51,357 |
| 265. | | Deer Park Elementary School District / 1,119 |
| 266. | | Colstrip High School District / 2,445 |
| 267. | | Hamilton K-12 Schools / 11,592 |
| 268. | | Philipsburg K-12 Schools / 1,644 |
| 269. | | Ennis K-12 Schools / 3,483 |
| 270. | | Circle Elementary School District / 1,167 |
| 271. | | Belgrade Elementary School District / 20,497 |
| 272. | | Charlo Elementary School District / 1,248 |
| 273. | | Baker K-12 Schools / 2,568 |
| 274. | | Plains Elementary School District / 2,788 |
| 275. | | Three Forks Elementary School District / 3,485 |
| 276. | | Glendive Elementary School District / 6,617 |
| 277. | | Simms High School District / 3,330 |
| 278. | | Laurel Elementary School District / 10,438 |
| 279. | | Absarokee Elementary School District / 1,608 |
| 280. | | Park City High School District / 2,061 |
| 281. | | Colstrip Elementary School District / 2,445 |
| 282. | | Havre High School District / 12,531 |
| 283. | | Anaconda Elementary School District / 8,970 |
| 284. | | Kinsey Elementary School District / 559 |
| 285. |  | Amsterdam Elementary School District / 2,008 |
| 286. | | Clinton Elementary School District / 2,448 |
| 287. | | Powder River County High School District / 1,728 |
| 288. | | Glasgow K-12 Schools / 5,202 |
| 289. | | Reedpoint Elementary School District / 718 |
| 290. | | West Valley Elementary School District / 3,967 |
| 291. | | Helena High School District / 62,953 |
| 292. | | West Yellowstone K-12 School District / 2,041 |
| 293. | | Harrison K-12 Schools / 749 |
| 294. | | Olney-Bissell Elementary School District / 1,184 |
| 295. | | Centerville Elementary School District / 1,665 |
| 296. | | Huntley Project K-12 Schools / 3,538 |
| 297. | | Corvallis K-12 Schools / 7,474 |
| 298. | | Chinook High School District / 2,241 |
| 299. | | Miles City Elementary School District / 10,064 |
| 300. | | Malta K-12 Schools / 3,160 |
| 301. | | Denton Elementary School District / 469 |
| 302. | | Frontier Elementary School District / 594 |
| 303. | | Polson High School District / 11,606 |
| 304. | | Lambert Elementary School District / 393 |
| 305. | | Libby K-12 Schools / 9,600 |
| 306. | | Victor K-12 Schools / 3,538 |
| 307. | | Dillon Elementary School District / 7,763 |
| 308. | | Roundup Elementary School District / 4,399 |
| 309. | | Lavina K-12 Schools / 385 |
| 310. | | Roundup High School District / 4,551 |
| 311. | | Bridger K-12 Schools / 1,739 |
| 312. | | Broadview Elementary School District / 893 |
| 313. | | Augusta High School District / 689 |
| 314. | | Park City Elementary School District / 2,265 |
| 315. | | Terry K-12 Schools / 1,282 |
| 316. | | Polson Elementary School District / 10,500 |
| 317. |  | Custer County High School District / 11,869 |
| 318. | | Choteau Elementary School District / 2,399 |
| 319. | | Ramsay Elementary School District / 1,114 |
| 320. | | Moore High School District / 519 |
| 321. | | Custer K-12 Schools / 411 |
| 322. | | Lone Rock Elementary School District / 3,095 |
| 323. | | Sheridan High School District / 1,650 |
| 324. | | Seeley Lake Elementary School District / 1,571 |
| 325. | | Great Falls High School District / 72,595 |
| 326. | | Butte Elementary School District / 33,054 |
| 327. | | Elysian Elementary School District / 1,338 |
| 328. | | Harlowton Elementary School District / 1,816 |
| 329. | | Charlo High School District / 1,834 |
| 330. | | Columbia Falls High School District / 15,228 |
| 331. | | Cut Bank Elementary School District / 4,323 |
| 332. | | Alberton K-12 Schools / 1,286 |
| 333. | | Stevensville Elementary School District / 7,152 |
| 334. | | Shelby High School District / 4,093 |
| 335. | | Powell County High School District / 7,207 |
| 336. | | Forsyth Elementary School District / 2,609 |
| 337. | | Deer Lodge Elementary School District / 5,648 |
| 338. | | Absarokee High School District / 2,076 |
| 339. | | Whitehall Elementary School District / 3,215 |
| 340. | | Helena Flats Elementary School District / 1,780 |
| 341. |  | Plains High School District / 3,177 |
| 342. | | Hysham K-12 Schools / 761 |
| 343. | | Noxon High School District / 2,403 |
| 344. | | Jordan Elementary School District / 602 |
| 345. | | Fairview High School District / 1,345 |
| 346. | | Noxon Elementary School District / 1,502 |
| 347. | | Rau Elementary School District / 391 |
| 348. | | Nashua K-12 Schools / 800 |
| 349. | | St. Regis K-12 Schools / 1,333 |
| 350. | | Harlowton High School District / 1,882 |
| 351. | | Hinsdale Elementary School District / 461 |
| 352. | | Cut Bank High School District / 4,323 |
| 353. | | Smith Valley Elementary School District / 1,883 |
| 354. | | Kila Elementary School District / 2,090 |
| 355. | | Butte High School District / 34,435 |
| 356. | | Shelby Elementary School District / 3,793 |
| 357. | | Dawson High School District / 8,728 |
| 358. | | Valier Elementary School District / 1,022 |
| 359. | | Havre Elementary School District / 12,161 |
| 360. | | White Sulphur Springs Elementary School District / 1,919 |
| 361. | | Lincoln County High School District / 6,459 |
| 362. | | Eureka Elementary School District / 4,808 |
| 363. | | Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools / 1,068 |
| 364. | | Troy High School District / 3,396 |
| 365. | | Conrad Elementary School District / 3,568 |
| 366. | | Superior K-12 Schools / 2,108 |
| 367. | | Marion Elementary School District / 1,486 |
| 368. | | Stevensville High School District / 10,247 |
| 369. | | Potomac Elementary School District / 1,062 |
| 370. | | Fairview Elementary School District / 1,303 |
| 371. |  | St. Ignatius K-12 Schools / 3,369 |
| 372. | | Thompson Falls Elementary School District / 3,734 |
| 373. | | White Sulphur Springs High School District / 2,026 |
| 374. | | Boulder Elementary School District / 2,137 |
| 375. | | Columbia Falls Elementary School District / 14,658 |
| 376. | | Jefferson High School District / 8,158 |
| 377. | | Arlee Elementary School District / 2,479 |
| 378. | | Laurel High School District / 10,113 |
| 379. | | Ronan High School District / 8,707 |
| 380. | | Evergreen Elementary School District / 5,586 |
| 381. | | Fromberg K-12 Schools / 1,030 |
| 382. | | Geyser Elementary School District / 389 |
| 383. | | Culbertson Elementary School District / 1,007 |
| 384. | | Troy Elementary School District / 2,629 |
| 385. | | Anaconda High School District / 9,046 |
| 386. | | De Smet Elementary School District / 796 |
| 387. | | Geraldine High School District / 568 |
| 388. | | Bonner Elementary School District / 2,581 |
| 389. | | Box Elder High School District / 440 |
| 390. | | Ronan Elementary School District / 8,707 |
| 391. | | Lima K-12 Schools / 522 |
| 392. | | Box Elder Elementary School District / 440 |
| 393. | | Turner High School District / 307 |
| 394. | | Vaughn Elementary School District / 1,034 |
| 395. | | Garfield County High School District / 1,097 |
| 396. | | Harlem High School District / 2,569 |
| 397. | | Trout Creek Elementary School District / 901 |
| 398. |  | Dixon Elementary School District / 586 |
| 399. | | Arlee High School District / 2,479 |
| 400. | | Golden Ridge Elementary School District / 139 |
| 401. | | Hardin High School District / 8,868 |
| 402. | | Hardin Elementary School District / 10,144 |
| 403. | | Wolf Point Elementary School District / 4,141 |
| 404. | | Harlem Elementary School District / 2,405 |
| 405. | | Wolf Point High School District / 4,735 |
| 406. | | Turner Elementary School District / 322 |
| 407. | | Poplar High School District / 3,661 |
| 408. | | Rocky Boy Elementary School District / 3,598 |
| 409. | | Browning Elementary School District / 8,635 |
| 410. | | Wyola Elementary School District / 374 |
| 411. | | Rocky Boy High School District / 2,366 |
| 412. | | Poplar Elementary School District / 3,661 |
| 413. | | Browning High School District / 9,318 |
| 414. | | Heart Butte K-12 Schools / 698 |
| 415. | | Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schools / 1,459 |
| 416. | | Lodge Grass Elementary School District / 1,467 |
| 417. | | Brockton Elementary School District / 545 |
| 418. | | Frazer High School District / 719 |
| 419. | | Lodge Grass High School District / 1,841 |
| 420. | | Frazer Elementary School District / 498 |
| 421. | | Ashland Elementary School District / 1,205 |
| 422. | | Lame Deer High School District / 5,329 |
| 423. | | Lame Deer Elementary School District / 2,765 |
| 424. | | Brockton High School District / 545 |
| 425. | | Yellowstone Academy Elementary School District / 115 |
| 426. | | Plenty Coups High School District / 739 |
| 426. | | Pryor Elementary School District / 739 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Public School Performance' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Public School Performance' data are not listed.
