Deer Park 6-8

Set in Columbia Falls, Montana, Deer Park 6-8 is an one-room-style junior high, part of Deer Park Elem. It caters to 48 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 139 students per school, that is 65% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in Deer Park Elem (168 students total), Deer Park 6-8 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Deer Park 6-8 reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 2% Black, 2% multiracial, 2% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Flathead County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Flathead County reports that median household income runs about $73,925, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Deer Park 6-8 is one of 48 public schools in Flathead County (combined enrollment of about 14,957 students).

Deer Park School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Deer Park 6-8 operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 129%: 21 students in 2018 compared to 48 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 100% to 94% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.