Glacier Gateway Elementary School in Columbia Falls, Montana on �ǿմ�ý

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Glacier Gateway Elementary School

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Glacier Gateway Elementary School is a town public school in Columbia Falls, Montana that is part of Columbia Falls School District 6. It serves 492 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.9:1. Its teachers have had 29 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

492 Students

31 Teachers

440 4th Ave W

Columbia Falls, MT 59912 View local requests

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Glacier Gateway Elementary School Demographics

69%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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