Schools
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
Superintendent: Michael Nicosia
PO Box 1259
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
406-892-6550
www.sd6.k12.mt.us
Columbia Falls Junior High School ( grades 6 thru 8 )
Principal: Dave Wick, Bill Anderson
1805 Talbot
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
406-892-6530
www.sd6.k12.mt.us./jrhi/jrhiframe.html
We have a new middle school facility that the community can be proud of, and one that will meet the educational needs for decades to come.
Columbia Falls High School ( grades 9 – 12 )
Principal: Alan Robbins
610 13th Street West
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
406-892-6500
www.sd6.k12.mt.us./hs/hsframe.html
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.
Canyon Elementary ( Grades K – 5 )
200 North Street
Hungry Horse, MT 59919
406-387-5323
www.sd6.k12.mt.us/canyon/canyonhome.html/
The Canyon Elementary School, located in Hungry Horse, provides an education for over 195 Canyon area students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade.
Glacier Gateway School ( Grades K – 5 )
Principal: Dorothy Wood
440 4th Avenue West
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
406-892-6540
www.sd6.k12.mt.us./gg/ggframe.html
This is one of three elementary schools in School District Six. Glacier Gateway School provides educational programs for about 420 kindergarten through fifth grade students.
Ruder School ( Grades K – 5 )
Principal: Matt Fawcett
1500 12th Avenue
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
406-892-6570
www.sd6.k12.mt.us./ruder/ruderframe.html
Ruder School provides educational programs for about 500 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.