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Ruder Elementary

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Regular School · Columbia Falls, MT

Ruder Elementary is a regular school school in Columbia Falls, Montana, serving grades PK–05 with 487 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
487
Teachers (FTE)
34.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 413 85%
Two or more races 43 9%
Hispanic/Latino 26 5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
Total enrollment 487 231M / 256F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 43.0% +7.4pp 35.6% 241
Reading Proficiency 48.0% -0.6pp 48.6% 241
Science Proficiency n/a — —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.15 grade levels
Math
+0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
15 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
5
1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
118
24.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 487 100%

Contact & Location

PO Box 1259

Columbia Falls, MT 59912

Phone: (406)892-6570

http://ruderelementary.org

District

Columbia Falls Elem

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,202

District enrollment: 1,562

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

300711000198

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD