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Ruder Elementary Primary School
1500 12th Ave West
Columbia Falls MT, 59912, Flathead County
Phone: 406-892-6570
Ranking: 
(346 out of 448, bottom 23%)*
(346 out of 448, bottom 23%)*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: | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 454 | 451 | 425 | 434 | 431 | 448 | 465 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 85 | 18.7% | 78 | 17.3% | 62 | 14.6% | 64 | 14.7% | 40 | 9.3% | 40 | 8.9% | 37 | 8.0% |
| Grade 1: | 80 | 17.6% | 69 | 15.3% | 73 | 17.2% | 69 | 15.9% | 62 | 14.4% | 64 | 14.3% | 75 | 16.1% |
| Grade 2: | 69 | 15.2% | 81 | 18.0% | 72 | 16.9% | 67 | 15.4% | 67 | 15.5% | 74 | 16.5% | 82 | 17.6% |
| Grade 3: | 75 | 16.5% | 75 | 16.6% | 67 | 15.8% | 66 | 15.2% | 73 | 16.9% | 85 | 19.0% | 88 | 18.9% |
| Grade 4: | 74 | 16.3% | 66 | 14.6% | 74 | 17.4% | 74 | 17.1% | 91 | 21.1% | 101 | 22.5% | 82 | 17.6% |
| Grade 5: | 69 | 15.2% | 81 | 18.0% | 77 | 18.1% | 92 | 21.2% | 96 | 22.3% | 83 | 18.5% | 101 | 21.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 239 | 52.6% | 248 | 55.0% | 224 | 52.7% | 224 | 51.6% | 221 | 51.3% | 232 | 51.8% | 247 | 53.1% |
| Female: | 215 | 47.4% | 203 | 45.0% | 201 | 47.3% | 210 | 48.4% | 202 | 46.9% | 208 | 46.4% | 214 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 3.7% | 15 | 3.3% | 10 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.3% | 9 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 407 | 89.6% | 400 | 88.7% | 380 | 89.4% | 396 | 91.2% | 407 | 94.4% | 421 | 94.0% | 447 | 96.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 4.8% | 27 | 6.0% | 26 | 6.1% | 20 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 177 | 39.0% | 176 | 39.0% | 158 | 37.2% | 163 | 37.6% | 129 | 29.9% | 112 | 25.0% | 156 | 33.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 8.4% | 52 | 11.5% | 36 | 8.5% | 45 | 10.4% | 61 | 14.2% | 45 | 10.0% | 49 | 10.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.81 | 16.22 | 15.29 | 17.02 | 17.10 | 17.10 | 17.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 57.4% | 65.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 67.5% | 67.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 54% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 79.2% | 80.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 79.8% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 84% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 34.8% | 45.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 45.2% | 56.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 37% | 63.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 56.4% | 67.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 56% | 67% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 55% | 67% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 55.9% | 65.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 60.2% | 75% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 68.8% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.6% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 79% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 81% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 54% | 62% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | 66% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 56.5% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 60% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 59% | 68% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 76.2% | 79.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 76.9% | 81% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | 84% |
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* Ruder Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.