Best Public Schools in Zip Code 59912

The 59912 zip code area is home to 6 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The schools in this area show a range of performance, with some standout institutions and others that lag behind state averages.

The top-performing schools in the area are Deer Park School and Deer Park 6-8, which both rank in the top 50 of their respective school types in Montana and earn 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger. These schools have the highest proficiency rates in math, reading, and science compared to the other schools in the data set and the state averages. In contrast, the Columbia Falls High School, Ruder Elementary, Glacier Gateway Elementary, and Columbia Falls Junior High School generally perform below the state averages in proficiency rates, with Glacier Gateway Elementary being the lowest-performing school in the data set.

The student populations across the schools are predominantly white, ranging from 85.84% to 95.24% white students. The data does not provide information on the free/reduced lunch rates, making it difficult to assess the socioeconomic status of the student populations and how that may be impacting the schools' performance. However, the student-teacher ratios are relatively low across the schools, which could be a positive factor contributing to the schools' performance.