Best High Schools in Montana

All 95 ranked high schools in Montana, ordered by state rank, with each school's rank history.

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Top 50 high schools in Montana, 2026-27

95 Montana high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.

  1. Bozeman High School — Bozeman · #1 in MT · #733 nationally
  2. Lone Peak High School — Gallatin Gateway · #2 in MT · #742 nationally
  3. Manhattan High School — Manhattan · #3 in MT · #1,281 nationally
  4. Sunburst High School — Sunburst · #4 in MT · #1,423 nationally
  5. Whitefish High School — Whitefish · #5 in MT · #1,447 nationally
  6. Hellgate High School — Missoula · #6 in MT · #2,015 nationally
  7. Libby High School — Libby · #7 in MT · #2,111 nationally
  8. Capital High School — Helena · #8 in MT · #2,154 nationally
  9. Gallatin High School — Bozeman · #9 in MT · #2,438 nationally
  10. Beaverhead County High School — Dillon · #10 in MT · #2,633 nationally
  11. Glacier High School — Kalispell · #11 in MT · #2,998 nationally
  12. Red Lodge High School — Red Lodge · #12 in MT · #3,022 nationally
  13. Sentinel High School — Missoula · #13 in MT · #3,166 nationally
  14. Fergus High School — Lewistown · #14 in MT · #3,453 nationally
  15. Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School — Chester · #15 in MT · #3,576 nationally
  16. Helena High School — Helena · #16 in MT · #4,252 nationally
  17. Ennis High School — Ennis · #17 in MT · #4,486 nationally
  18. Jefferson High School — Boulder · #18 in MT · #4,671 nationally
  19. Choteau High School — Choteau · #19 in MT · #4,905 nationally
  20. Belgrade High School — Belgrade · #20 in MT · #4,931 nationally
  21. Belt High School — Belt · #21 in MT · #5,397 nationally
  22. Hamilton High School — Hamilton · #22 in MT · #5,417 nationally
  23. Baker High School — Baker · #23 in MT · #5,505 nationally
  24. Scobey High School — Scobey · #24 in MT · #5,518 nationally
  25. Powder River Co Dist High School — Broadus · #25 in MT · #6,171 nationally
  26. Three Forks High School — Three Forks · #26 in MT · #6,359 nationally
  27. Fort Benton High School — Fort Benton · #27 in MT · #6,376 nationally
  28. Shepherd High School — Shepherd · #28 in MT · #6,379 nationally
  29. Florence-Carlton High School — Florence · #29 in MT · #6,469 nationally
  30. Polson High School — Polson · #30 in MT · #6,539 nationally
  31. Fairfield High School — Fairfield · #31 in MT · #6,891 nationally
  32. Chinook High School — Chinook · #32 in MT · #6,915 nationally
  33. Flathead High School — Kalispell · #33 in MT · #7,054 nationally
  34. Big Sky High School — Missoula · #34 in MT · #7,643 nationally
  35. Absarokee High School — Absarokee · #35 in MT · #7,812 nationally
  36. C M Russell High School — Great Falls · #36 in MT · #7,816 nationally
  37. Frenchtown High School — Frenchtown · #37 in MT · #7,872 nationally
  38. Troy High School — Troy · #38 in MT · #8,107 nationally
  39. Victor High School — Victor · #39 in MT · #8,178 nationally
  40. Columbia Falls High School — Columbia Falls · #40 in MT · #8,216 nationally
  41. East Helena High School — East Helena · #41 in MT · #8,439 nationally
  42. Whitehall High School — Whitehall · #42 in MT · #8,550 nationally
  43. Sweet Grass County High School — Big Timber · #43 in MT · #8,698 nationally
  44. Twin Bridges High School — Twin Bridges · #44 in MT · #8,818 nationally
  45. Billings Senior High School — Billings · #45 in MT · #9,018 nationally
  46. Bainville High School — Bainville · #46 in MT · #9,312 nationally
  47. Skyview High School — Billings · #47 in MT · #9,338 nationally
  48. Stevensville High School — Stevensville · #48 in MT · #9,692 nationally
  49. Bigfork High School — Bigfork · #49 in MT · #10,094 nationally
  50. Powell County High School — Deer Lodge · #50 in MT · #10,184 nationally

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Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.