Glacier Gateway Elementary Primary School
440 4th Ave West
Columbia Falls MT, 59912, Flathead County
Phone: 406-892-6540
Ranking: 
(360 out of 448, bottom 20%)*
(360 out of 448, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 479 | 466 | 462 | 445 | 441 | 450 | 460 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 6 | 1.3% | 10 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 85 | 17.7% | 73 | 15.7% | 66 | 14.3% | 80 | 18.0% | 92 | 20.9% | 118 | 26.2% | 101 | 22.0% |
| Grade 1: | 76 | 15.9% | 69 | 14.8% | 79 | 17.1% | 65 | 14.6% | 85 | 19.3% | 65 | 14.4% | 61 | 13.3% |
| Grade 2: | 72 | 15.0% | 79 | 17.0% | 78 | 16.9% | 84 | 18.9% | 70 | 15.9% | 65 | 14.4% | 54 | 11.7% |
| Grade 3: | 83 | 17.3% | 79 | 17.0% | 85 | 18.4% | 78 | 17.5% | 60 | 13.6% | 59 | 13.1% | 79 | 17.2% |
| Grade 4: | 80 | 16.7% | 80 | 17.2% | 76 | 16.5% | 69 | 15.5% | 57 | 12.9% | 74 | 16.4% | 64 | 13.9% |
| Grade 5: | 77 | 16.1% | 76 | 16.3% | 70 | 15.2% | 58 | 13.0% | 72 | 16.3% | 61 | 13.6% | 91 | 19.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 247 | 51.6% | 238 | 51.1% | 239 | 51.7% | 228 | 51.2% | 231 | 52.4% | 221 | 49.1% | 230 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 232 | 48.4% | 228 | 48.9% | 223 | 48.3% | 217 | 48.8% | 202 | 45.8% | 221 | 49.1% | 226 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.7% | 20 | 4.4% | 17 | 3.7% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 10 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 5.2% | 18 | 3.9% | 16 | 3.5% | 18 | 4.0% | 16 | 3.6% | 14 | 3.1% | 17 | 3.7% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.0% | 4 | 0.9% |
| White: | 408 | 85.2% | 411 | 88.2% | 416 | 90.0% | 399 | 89.7% | 395 | 89.6% | 399 | 88.7% | 413 | 89.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 6.1% | 22 | 4.7% | 14 | 3.0% | 12 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 237 | 49.5% | 235 | 50.4% | 212 | 45.9% | 212 | 47.6% | 189 | 42.9% | 163 | 36.2% | 179 | 38.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 7.7% | 53 | 11.4% | 37 | 8.0% | 55 | 12.4% | 63 | 14.3% | 56 | 12.4% | 38 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.70 | 15.69 | 16.33 | 15.67 | 14.85 | 15.20 | 15.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 57.4% | 65.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 67.5% | 67.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 54% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 62% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 79.2% | 80.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.8% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 84% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 80% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 34.8% | 45.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 45.2% | 56.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 37% | 63.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 56.4% | 67.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56% | 67% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 55% | 67% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 55.9% | 65.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 60.2% | 75% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 68.8% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 71.6% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 79% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 81% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 54% | 62% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51% | 66% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 56.5% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 60% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 59% | 68% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 66% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 76.2% | 79.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 76.9% | 81% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 84% |
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* Glacier Gateway Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.