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Schools in Helena Flats

Helena Flats’s public schools

Flathead High School District, Helena Flats Elementary School District, Columbia Falls Elementary School District and Columbia Falls High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Helena Flats. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above Montana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 88% of students in Montana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
81%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 12% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Flathead High
Students per teacher
15.2
MT 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
3,960 students on the public path
In brief

Helena Flats’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Helena Flats’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Glacier High School places highest (better than 66%); Columbia Falls High Schl lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Helena Flats, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Helena Flats SchoolHelena Flats Elementary School DistrictC+
7–8Helena Flats 7-8Helena Flats Elementary School DistrictC+
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Flathead High School District.

Four districts serve Helena Flats

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Flathead High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 4 schools · 2,976 students · 15.4 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$11,886MT $13,570 · FY2024
C+
Helena Flats Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 293 students, up 31% since 2020–21 · 16.2 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$9,444MT $13,570 · FY2024
C
Columbia Falls Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 3 schools · 1,505 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$12,401MT $13,570 · FY2024
B−
Columbia Falls High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 691 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$14,251MT $13,570 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Flathead High School District49%
State average 45.7% · 614 students tested
Math · 9–12, Flathead High School District26%
State average 35.2% · 623 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Helena Flats Elementary School District37%
State average 45.7% · 158 students tested
Math · PK–8, Helena Flats Elementary School District27%
State average 35.2% · 158 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Columbia Falls Elementary School District47%
State average 45.7% · 1028 students tested
Math · PK–8, Columbia Falls Elementary School District31%
State average 35.2% · 1027 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Columbia Falls High School District47%
State average 45.7% · 123 students tested
Math · 9–12, Columbia Falls High School District27%
State average 35.2% · 128 students tested

Helena Flats vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Montana towns that share Helena Flats’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Helena Flats—Helena Flats Elementary PK–8 · Columbia Falls Elementary PK–8 · Flathead High 9–12

Every school in Helena Flats

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Helena Flatsby address
Helena Flats School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kalispell
C+
253 students18:1Rate it →
Helena Flats 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Kalispell
C+
40 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Helena Flatsin other towns
Flathead High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kalispell
C+
1,541 students16:1Rate it →
Glacier High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kalispell
B+
1,402 students16:1Rate it →
Columbia Falls High Schl
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia Falls
C
691 students15:1Rate it →
Kalispell Rising Wolf Charter
High · Grades 9–12 · Kalispell
11 students2:1Rate it →
Flathead Pace Academy
High · Grades 10–12 · Kalispell
22 students7:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Valley Adventist Christian School
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Kalispell
Private · Religious
12 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Helena Flats’s schools

Are Helena Flats’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Helena Flats. Flathead High School District, Helena Flats Elementary School District, Columbia Falls Elementary School District and Columbia Falls High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Helena Flats. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Helena Flats in?

Flathead High School District, Helena Flats Elementary School District, Columbia Falls Elementary School District and Columbia Falls High School District.

Where do Helena Flats kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Flathead High School, Glacier High School, Columbia Falls High Schl, Flathead Pace Academy and Kalispell Rising Wolf Charter.

Are there private schools in Helena Flats?

Yes: Valley Adventist Christian School (grades 1–8, 12 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.