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Middle Schools in Columbia Falls Elementary

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DistrictColumbia Falls Elementary230^th of 387 Montana districtsFull district overview →

School

547

Students

Top rankedColumbia Falls Junior High School110^th of 222 Montana middle schools

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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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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAST English Language Arts (2025)	MAST Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Columbia Falls Junior High School	Public	6-8	1805 Talbot Road	Columbia Falls	59912	Flathead County	Columbia Falls Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 892-6530	547	37	14.9	98.9%	471 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.4%)	50.5	110^th of 222 public middle schools	50.5%		81.8	16^th of 123 public middle schools	87.0%	94	44.6	37.3	$12,802

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Columbia Falls High School	0.71 mi	1	124^th
Deer Park Elementary	5.29 mi	2	42^nd
Whitefish Elementary	6.1 mi	2	22^nd
Whitefish High School	6.27 mi	1	24^th
Helena Flats Elementary	7.87 mi	2	174^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

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