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About this school
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 DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
7%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated Jan 16, 2026
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Glacier Gateway Elementary School
$14,098
raised using DonorsChoose
29
projects
funded
22
teachers
funded
76
donors
2
projects for
technology
13
projects for
books
Glacier Gateway Elementary School has received support from
22 individuals from Montana and
54 individuals out-of-state.
