Columbia Falls boasts a strong school system, including 1 high school, a high school annex, 1 junior high school and 3 elementary schools.
Kids in Columbia Falls schools compete well academically, on the playing field and in other academic-related activities – bringing home state championships from basketball to soccer to speech/debate.
Columbia Falls School District
Administration Office
PO Box 1259
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
406-892-6550
www.sd6.k12.mt.us
Columbia Falls Junior High School ( grades 6 thru 8 )
1805 Talbot
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
406-892-6530
Columbia Falls High School ( grades 9 – 12 )
610 13th Street West
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
406-892-6500
We have approximately 880 high school students gathered from an area that stretches from Essex to about 4 miles west of Columbia Falls and goes north to the Canadian border.
Glacier Gateway School ( Grades K – 5 )
440 4th Avenue West
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
406-892-6540
This is one of two elementary schools in School District Six. Glacier Gateway School provides educational programs for kindergarten through fifth grade students.
Ruder School ( Grades K – 5 )
1500 12th Avenue
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
406-892-6570
Ruder School provides educational programs for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Ruder School is one of the newest buildings in District Six. It was originally built in 1975 with a new addition recently completed.
