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Explorer Academy School

Serves grades KG - 8

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1780 17th St S
Fargo, ND 58103
Phone
(701) 446-4100
District
FARGO 1
County
CASS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
28
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Dakota

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.2% of all ND schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Explorer Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
43%
No Data
45%
20%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
3
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 0 0.0%
Grade 1 1 3.6%
Grade 2 0 0.0%
Grade 3 2 7.1%
Grade 4 5 17.9%
Grade 5 6 21.4%
Grade 6 8 28.6%
Grade 7 4 14.3%
Grade 8 2 7.1%
Total 28 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 56.5% 69.1% 74.4%
Black 21.7% 16.4% 5.6%
Hispanic 8.7% 7.4% 7.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 4.1% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 13.0% 3.0% 11.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 33.7% 31.6%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 28.0% 25.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 5.7% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 96,914 783,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,596.2 11
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.0% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.7% 35.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.5% 21.8%
65 OR OLDER 15.3% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 43,013 325,079
Single Parent Households With Children 6.3% 6.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.8% 93.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 43.0% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.4% 18.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.8% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 13.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.6% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.2% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.4% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 8.1% 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,212 $117,278,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $767 $8,812,000 4.2%
Staff $568 $6,519,000 3.1%
General Administration $338 $3,885,000 1.9%
School Administration $1,011 $11,608,000 5.6%
Operation $1,530 $17,568,000 8.4%
Transportation $511 $5,868,000 2.8%
Other $476 $5,471,000 2.6%
Total Support $5,201 $59,731,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,720 $31,240,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $18,134 $208,249,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,076 $1,111,364,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $629 $77,034,000 3.4%
Staff $534 $65,447,000 2.9%
General Administration $620 $75,875,000 3.4%
School Administration $753 $92,206,000 4.1%
Operation $1,314 $160,862,000 7.1%
Transportation $582 $71,275,000 3.2%
Other $479 $58,694,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,911 $601,393,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,393 $537,870,000 23.9%
Total Expenditures $18,380 $2,250,627,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%