Glacier Gateway Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Columbia Falls, Montana
Glacier Gateway Elementary in Columbia Falls, Montana enrolled 471 students in 2024-25 with 32.5 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the Montana elementary-school median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Montana: 45.7% and 36.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
473 students in 2022-23, 496 students in 2023-24, 471 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.5 to 32.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 473 | 34.5 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 33.5 | 14.8 |
| 2024-25 | 471 | 32.5 | 14.5 |
14.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 of every 100 Montana elementary schools
Among the 407 Montana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 502 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Glacier Gateway Elementary enrolled 502 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 502 of the 502 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent32.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.0% of students were White, 7.0% of two or more races, 5.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White86.0%
- Two or more races7.0%
- Hispanic5.3%
- American Indian1.5%
- Asian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Glacier Gateway Elementary scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 across Montana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Montana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Montana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 32% | 47% | 45.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30% | 31% (2021-22) | 36.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Columbia Falls
3 public elementary schools in Columbia Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Glacier Gateway Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruder Elementary | 487 | 14.3 | 91.6% |
| Glacier Gateway Elementary | 471 | 14.5 | 91.5% |
| Deer Park School | 120 | 13.5 | 27.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Glacier Gateway Elementary
- Ruder ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 487 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Deer Park SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.8 miles away: 120 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.8 mi
- Compare Glacier Gateway Elementary with Ruder ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Columbia Falls Elementary spends per student$11,977 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,977
- The largest public schools in MontanaGlacier Gateway Elementary is the number 18 by size of 416 Montana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#18 of 416
- Montana schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 12.2 for elementary schools.14.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Glacier Gateway Elementary
How many students attend Glacier Gateway Elementary?
471 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 473 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Columbia Falls, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Glacier Gateway Elementary?
14.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Montana median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Glacier Gateway Elementary a Title I school?
Glacier Gateway Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Glacier Gateway Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Glacier Gateway Elementary scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 across Montana. Montana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Glacier Gateway Elementary in?
Columbia Falls Elementary, NCES district ID 3007110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 300711000196 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.