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Schools in Pinnacle

Pinnacle’s public schools

West Glacier 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 Pinnacle. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Montana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
74%
2021–22
Math proficiency
74%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.3K
▲ 5% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Columbia Falls High
Students per teacher
14.3
MT 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
756 students on the public path
In brief

Pinnacle’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Pinnacle’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. West Glacier School places highest (better than 92%); 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 Pinnacle, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6West Glacier Schoolin West GlacierA
9–12Columbia Falls High Schlin Columbia FallsC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Glacier Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Pinnacle

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

West Glacier Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 65 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 8.7 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$12,438MT $13,570 · FY2024
A+
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

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–6, West Glacier Elementary School District74%
State average 45.7% · 31 students tested
Math · PK–6, West Glacier Elementary School District74%
State average 35.2% · 31 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

Pinnacle vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pinnacle—West Glacier Elementary PK–6 · Columbia Falls High 9–12

Every school in Pinnacle

2 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).

Also serving Pinnaclein other towns
West Glacier School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · West Glacier
A
65 students9:1Rate it →
Columbia Falls High Schl
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia Falls
C
691 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Pinnacle’s schools

Are Pinnacle’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pinnacle. West Glacier 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 Pinnacle. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pinnacle in?

West Glacier Elementary School District and Columbia Falls High School District.

Where do Pinnacle kids go to high school?

Columbia Falls High Schl.

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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.