📍 1500 12th Avenue West, Columbia Falls, Flathead County, 59912
Ruder Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia Falls, Flathead County. The school has 563 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbia Falls Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ruder Elementary enrolls 563 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.9% Two or more races and 4.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 497 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ruder Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-10, state senate district 2, state house district 3.
Ruder Elementary is one of 3 schools in Columbia Falls Elem, based in Columbia Falls, Montana. The district serves 1,505 students district-wide and employs 106 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 563 students, Ruder Elementary is close to the district average of about 502 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote