Columbia Falls Jr High School
1805 Talbot Rd
Columbia Falls MT, 59912, Flathead County
Phone: 406-892-6530
Ranking: 
(356 out of 448, bottom 21%)*
(356 out of 448, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Columbia Falls Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 473 | 487 | 336 | 381 | 382 | 351 | 388 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 157 | 33.2% | 148 | 30.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 149 | 31.5% | 161 | 33.1% | 177 | 52.7% | 161 | 42.3% | 219 | 57.3% | 162 | 46.2% | 189 | 48.7% |
| Grade 8: | 167 | 35.3% | 178 | 36.6% | 159 | 47.3% | 220 | 57.7% | 163 | 42.7% | 189 | 53.8% | 199 | 51.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 253 | 53.5% | 264 | 54.2% | 173 | 51.5% | 184 | 48.3% | 188 | 49.2% | 167 | 47.6% | 194 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 220 | 46.5% | 223 | 45.8% | 163 | 48.5% | 197 | 51.7% | 186 | 48.7% | 176 | 50.1% | 190 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 13 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.9% | 5 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 12 | 3.1% | 13 | 3.7% | 16 | 4.1% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 9 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 2.3% | 20 | 4.1% | 16 | 4.8% | 13 | 3.4% | 12 | 3.1% | 6 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.8% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.3% |
| White: | 427 | 90.3% | 430 | 88.3% | 299 | 89.0% | 342 | 89.8% | 345 | 90.3% | 322 | 91.7% | 359 | 92.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 4.2% | 19 | 3.9% | 14 | 4.2% | 18 | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 194 | 41.0% | 186 | 38.2% | 106 | 31.5% | 136 | 35.7% | 136 | 35.6% | 92 | 26.2% | 128 | 33.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 7.8% | 73 | 15.0% | 38 | 11.3% | 50 | 13.1% | 33 | 8.6% | 47 | 13.4% | 48 | 12.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.11 | 13.02 | 11.58 | 13.70 | 13.73 | 12.70 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.5% | 60.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.3% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 67% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 66% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 64% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.4% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.5% | 57.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 47.8% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 60% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.5% | 58.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 57.5% | 63.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.3% | 75.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 81% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 81% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 60% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Columbia Falls Jr High School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.