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Columbia Falls Jr High School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1805 Talbot Road
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
Phone
(406) 892-6530
District
Columbia Falls Elem
County
FLATHEAD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
526
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Montana

6

(10 is best)

Better than 58.9% of all MT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Columbia Falls Jr High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
45%
39%
57%
46%
32%
33%
45%
39%
57%
46%
32%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
45%
42%
57%
48%
32%
35%
45%
42%
57%
48%
32%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
39%
52%
46%
27%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 177 33.7%
Grade 7 180 34.2%
Grade 8 169 32.1%
Total 526 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.9% 93.0% 81.1%
Black 0.2% 0.1% 0.7%
Hispanic 5.7% 5.6% 6.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 1.3% 11.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 0.2%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.2%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 15,398 1,132,812
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5.9 8
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.7% 18.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.2% 32.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.7% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 17.9% 19.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,069 452,683
Single Parent Households With Children 7.4% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.6% 94.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.6% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.4% 15.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.4% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.8% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.5% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.3% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 6.7% 8.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,923 $10,814,000 34.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,142 $1,784,000 5.6%
Staff $697 $1,089,000 3.4%
General Administration $188 $294,000 0.9%
School Administration $494 $771,000 2.4%
Operation $1,128 $1,762,000 5.6%
Transportation $480 $750,000 2.4%
Other $213 $332,000 1.0%
Total Support $4,342 $6,782,000 21.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,034 $14,111,000 44.5%
Total Expenditures $20,299 $31,707,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,582 $1,140,352,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $842 $126,670,000 5.5%
Staff $436 $65,555,000 2.9%
General Administration $393 $59,177,000 2.6%
School Administration $711 $106,961,000 4.7%
Operation $1,352 $203,396,000 8.8%
Transportation $574 $86,258,000 3.8%
Other $397 $59,678,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,705 $707,695,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,994 $450,323,000 19.6%
Total Expenditures $15,281 $2,298,370,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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