Glacier Gateway Elem
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 471 students
Ruder Elementary
1500 12th Avenue West, Columbia Falls, MT 59912
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
487
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Columbia Falls Elem
Flathead County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 295 Montana elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Montana elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Ruder Elementary
Ruder Elementary is a public elementary school in Columbia Falls, Montana, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Columbia Falls Elem. The school is located in a remote town in Flathead County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 487 students were enrolled, with about 14.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Montana elementary school (11.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 295 Montana elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 487 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- Columbia Falls Elem
- County
- Flathead County
- NCES school ID
- 300711000198
Schools near Ruder Elementary
All 6 schools in Columbia Falls →
Deer Park School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 120 students
L A Muldown School
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 661 students
Whitefish Christian Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 116 students
Valley Adventist Christian School
Private · Grades 1–8 · 12 students
Helena Flats School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 253 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.