Summary:
The Columbia Falls Junior High School is the sole middle school serving grades 6-8 within the Columbia Falls Elementary district in Montana. With an enrollment of 547 students, the school has demonstrated strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics, outpacing both the district and state averages.
Columbia Falls Junior High School has consistently ranked in the top half of Montana middle schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's proficiency rates in ELA (44.58%) and Math (37.28%) for the 2024-2025 school year were notably higher than the district (41.41% and 33.73%) and state (43.09% and 36.77%) averages. However, the school's Science proficiency rate of 29.09% was lower than the district and state, suggesting an area for potential improvement.
Despite the school's academic strengths, the high poverty rate of the student population, with 98.9% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, presents significant socioeconomic challenges. The school's fluctuating state rankings over the past few years, ranging from 16th to 110th, also indicate some variability in performance that may require additional support and resources to ensure continued academic success.
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