Top Rankings
Columbus Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 178 students in Columbus Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Columbus Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
330 Schools
# Students
456 Students
34,675 Students
# Teachers
29 Teachers
2,554 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Columbus Elementary School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 333 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#60 out of 350 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
37%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)11.9%
35.9%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.40
% American Indian
2%
11%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
5%
6%
% Black
1%
n/a
% White
90%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,094 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,499. The school district revenue/student has grown by 25% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,439 is less than the state median of $15,589. The school district spending/student has declined by 30% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,094
$15,499
Spending / Student
$13,439
$15,589
Best Columbus Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Columbus Middle School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
415 N 3rd St
Columbus, MT 59019
(406) 322-5375
Columbus, MT 59019
(406) 322-5375
Gr: 6-8 | 178 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 9%
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