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Ruder Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1500 12th Avenue West, Columbia Falls, MT 59912 · (406) 892-6570 · Part of Columbia Falls Elementary School District

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

Directions
Students
487
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Ruder Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Montana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above 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–5Ruder ElementaryYou are here
6–8Columbia Falls Jr HS547 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency43%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 46.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1500 12th Avenue West, Columbia Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten53
Grade 185
Grade 269
Grade 3100
Grade 490
Grade 590
Enrollment over time
458’20
522’21
563’22
546’23
487’24

Up 6.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ruder Elementary from Columbia Falls families.

Other schools in Columbia Falls Elementary School District

The district →
Glacier Gateway Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia Falls
C
471 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.