Approximately 42% of public middle school students in Montana are eligible for free lunch (2025).
The public middle schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public middle school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Montana is Alberton Middle School with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 100%
100%
Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Public Middle Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in Montana (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Alberton Middle School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
306 Railroad Ave
Alberton, MT 59820
(406) 722-4413
Alberton, MT 59820
(406) 722-4413
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Arlee 7-8
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
72220 Fyant Street
Arlee, MT 59821
(406) 726-3216
Arlee, MT 59821
(406) 726-3216
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Ashland 7-8
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
8 Old Mission Road
Ashland, MT 59003
(406) 784-2568
Ashland, MT 59003
(406) 784-2568
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Barbara Gilligan 7-8
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
540 5th St.
Brockton, MT 59213
(406) 786-3311
Brockton, MT 59213
(406) 786-3311
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Box Elder 7-8
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
205 Main Street
Box Elder, MT 59521
(406) 352-4195
Box Elder, MT 59521
(406) 352-4195
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Browning Middle School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
900 S. Piegan
Browning, MT 59417
(406) 338-2725
Browning, MT 59417
(406) 338-2725
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Deerfield School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
Deerfield Colony
Lewistown, MT 59457
(406) 538-3852
Lewistown, MT 59457
(406) 538-3852
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Desmet 6-8
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
6355 Padre Lane
Missoula, MT 59808
(406) 549-4994
Missoula, MT 59808
(406) 549-4994
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Dixon 7-8
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
411 B Street
Dixon, MT 59831
(406) 246-3566
Dixon, MT 59831
(406) 246-3566
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Dodson 7-8
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
124 First Ave W
Dodson, MT 59524
(406) 383-4362
Dodson, MT 59524
(406) 383-4362
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
East Glacier Park School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
125 Washington St
East Glacier Park, MT 59434
(406) 226-5543
East Glacier Park, MT 59434
(406) 226-5543
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Evergreen Junior High School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 5-8
20 West Evergreen Drive
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 751-1131
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 751-1131
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Frazer 7-8
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
325 6th Street
Frazer, MT 59225
(406) 695-2241
Frazer, MT 59225
(406) 695-2241
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Fromberg Middle School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
319 School Street
Fromberg, MT 59029
(406) 668-7315
Fromberg, MT 59029
(406) 668-7315
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Frontier 7-8
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
6996 Roy St.
Wolf Point, MT 59201
(406) 653-2501
Wolf Point, MT 59201
(406) 653-2501
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Glacier Elementary School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
451 Tipville Road
Cut Bank, MT 59427
(406) 336-2623
Cut Bank, MT 59427
(406) 336-2623
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
12420 Mt Hwy 324
Dillon, MT 59725
(406) 681-3143
Dillon, MT 59725
(406) 681-3143
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
301 A Street
Greycliff, MT 59033
(406) 932-6641
Greycliff, MT 59033
(406) 932-6641
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Hardin Middle School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
611 W 5th Street
Hardin, MT 59034
(406) 665-6300
Hardin, MT 59034
(406) 665-6300
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Harlem 7-8
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
610 1st Ave Se
Harlem, MT 59526
(406) 353-2287
Harlem, MT 59526
(406) 353-2287
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Hays-lodge Pole 7-8
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
197 School Road
Hays, MT 59527
(406) 673-3120
Hays, MT 59527
(406) 673-3120
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Heart Butte 6-8
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1 School Rd
Heart Butte, MT 59448
(406) 338-2200
Heart Butte, MT 59448
(406) 338-2200
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Hinsdale 7-8
(Reading: ≥50%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
600 North Montana
Hinsdale, MT 59241
(406) 364-2314
Hinsdale, MT 59241
(406) 364-2314
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
415 Jardine
Jackson, MT 59736
(406) 834-3138
Jackson, MT 59736
(406) 834-3138
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Kingsbury Colony Attn Center
(Math: <50% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
804 4th Street
Valier, MT 59486
(406) 279-3314
Valier, MT 59486
(406) 279-3314
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Lame Deer 7-8
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
South Highway 39
Lame Deer, MT 59043
(406) 477-8900
Lame Deer, MT 59043
(406) 477-8900
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Lincoln 7-8
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
808 Main Street
Lincoln, MT 59639
(406) 362-4201
Lincoln, MT 59639
(406) 362-4201
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Lodge Grass 7-8
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
124 N St George
Lodge Grass, MT 59050
(406) 639-2385
Lodge Grass, MT 59050
(406) 639-2385
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Luther School
(Reading: ≥50%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
4 Luther Roscoe Rd
Red Lodge, MT 59068
(406) 446-2480
Red Lodge, MT 59068
(406) 446-2480
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Marion 7-8
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
205 Gopher Lane
Marion, MT 59925
(406) 854-2333
Marion, MT 59925
(406) 854-2333
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Mt Sch For Deaf & Blnd Elementary School
Special Education School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
3911 Central Ave
Great Falls, MT 59405
(406) 771-6017
Great Falls, MT 59405
(406) 771-6017
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Pine Hills Youth Corr Facil Elementary School
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
4 N Haynes Ave
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 232-1377
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 232-1377
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Poplar 7-8
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
400 4th Avenue West
Poplar, MT 59255
(406) 768-6730
Poplar, MT 59255
(406) 768-6730
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Pryor 7-8
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
1 High School Lane
Pryor, MT 59066
(406) 259-7329
Pryor, MT 59066
(406) 259-7329
Rank: #1 - 461. - 46.
Rocky Boy 7-8
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
81 Mission Taylor Road
Box Elder, MT 59521
(406) 395-4270
Box Elder, MT 59521
(406) 395-4270
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Montana average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch?
The Montana average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch is 42%% for 2025.
What are the public middle schools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Montana?
The best top ranked public middle schools in Montana include Alberton Middle School, Arlee 7-8 and Ashland 7-8.
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