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Glacier Gateway Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

440 4th Avenue West, Columbia Falls, MT 59912 · (406) 892-6540 · Part of Columbia Falls Elementary School District

Columbia Falls’ School Grade B− better than 49% of Montana school districts

Directions
Students
471
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Glacier Gateway Elem

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of Montana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Columbia Falls kids: Columbia Falls Jr HS

On the path

Where Columbia Falls kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Glacier Gateway ElemYou are here
6–8Columbia Falls Jr HS547 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 46.1%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Montana’s 592 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

440 4th Avenue West, Columbia Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K11
Kindergarten69
Grade 180
Grade 281
Grade 385
Grade 469
Grade 576
Enrollment over time
466’20
502’21
473’22
496’23
471’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Glacier Gateway Elem from Columbia Falls families.

Other schools in Columbia Falls Elementary School District

The district →
Ruder Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia Falls
B+
487 students14:1
Columbia Falls Jr HS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia Falls
B−
547 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Montana’s other public schools; Columbia Falls’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.