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Public | 9-12 | 727 students

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Columbia Falls's Columbia Falls High School is a public school serving 727 students in grades 9-12.

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92% of students at this school are White.

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Posted July 12, 2004

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As a recent graduate of CFHS I have found CFHS to be a school full of many great teachers who know how to teach their classes well enough for the students to understand and be able to reuse the information provided to them in the real world. I have also encountered a few teachers who have no understanding of each students different ideas about a subject. It is hard for a student to be part of the school when there seems to be a lack of funding or fundraisers for the academic activities. CFHS has some amazing students attending classes and tring to be the best they can, the community should be proud of every one. Most of all I feel like more community support is needed with the recent budget cuts. It is the future scientist, NASA engineers, and doctors we are raising in this community they need our full support.
—Submitted by Christina, a former student

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Posted May 13, 2003

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I was not a parent of a student here but a student and I graduated in 2002 I think this is a very nice school with a lot of great teachers.

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Grade 10

Math

The state average for Math was 59% in 2011.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 82% in 2011.

Science

The state average for Science was 47% in 2011.

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About the tests

In 2010-2011 Montana used the Criterion-Referenced Test (CRT) to assess students in grades 3 though 8 and 10 in reading and math and in grades 4, 8, and 10 in science. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Montana. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

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Source: Montana Office of Public Instruction

Math

All Students	46%
Female	46%
Male	45%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian/Alaskan Native	27%
White, Non-Hispanic	47%
Participates in free/reduced lunch	38%
Not economically disadvantaged	52%
Students with disabilities	7%
Students without disabilities	50%
Limited English proficiency	n/a
Proficient in English	46%
Non-migrant	46%

Reading

All Students	76%
Female	79%
Male	73%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian/Alaskan Native	81%
White, Non-Hispanic	76%
Participates in free/reduced lunch	71%
Not economically disadvantaged	81%
Students with disabilities	20%
Students without disabilities	81%
Limited English proficiency	n/a
Proficient in English	76%

Science

All Students	31%
Female	34%
Male	28%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian/Alaskan Native	18%
White, Non-Hispanic	33%
Participates in free/reduced lunch	29%
Not economically disadvantaged	33%
Students with disabilities	7%
Students without disabilities	34%
Limited English proficiency	n/a
Proficient in English	32%

Scale: % proficient or advanced

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The different student groups are identified by the Montana Office of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

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Source: Montana Office of Public Instruction

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By grade

Grade 10

All students

By gender

Female
 
3
Male
 
2
All students
 
3

By ethnicity

American Indian/Alaskan Native
 
2
White, Non-Hispanic
 
3
All students
 
3

By other groups

Participates in free/reduced lunch
 
2
Not economically disadvantaged
 
4
Students with disabilities
 
1
Students without disabilities
 
4
Proficient in English
 
3
Non-migrant
 
2
All students
 
3

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Teachers

Student ethnicity

Ethnicity	This school	State average
White	92%	84%
American Indian/Alaska Native	4%	11%
Hispanic	3%	3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1%	1%
Black	1%	1%

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

	This school	District average	State average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	29%	N/A	37%

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

	This school	District average	State average
Students per FTE teacher	17	N/A	14

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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Columbia Falls, MT 59912
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