📍 2105 Middle Road, Columbia Falls, Flathead County, 59912
Deer Park 6-8 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Columbia Falls, Flathead County. The school has 63 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Deer Park Elem school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 4.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Deer Park 6-8 enrolls 63 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 4.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 60 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.6% |
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.
Deer Park 6-8 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-10, state senate district 2, state house district 4.
Deer Park 6-8 is one of 2 schools in Deer Park Elem, based in Columbia Falls, Montana. The district serves 168 students district-wide and employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 63 students, Deer Park 6-8 is smaller than the district average of about 84 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant