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Bell Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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
5901 Hwy 52 S
Minot, ND 58701
Phone
(701) 420-1880
District
MINOT 1
County
WARD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
90
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Dakota

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.8% of all ND schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Bell Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
41%
34%
41%
44%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
46%
59%
45%
54%
46%
57%
46%
59%
45%
54%
46%
    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
10
14
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 13 14.4%
Grade 1 19 21.1%
Grade 2 14 15.6%
Grade 3 9 10.0%
Grade 4 16 17.8%
Grade 5 19 21.1%
Total 90 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.0% 76.2% 74.4%
Black 1.1% 6.8% 5.6%
Hispanic 5.6% 10.5% 7.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.2% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.2% 5.3% 11.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.2% 33.8% 31.6%
Free lunch eligible 30.0% 25.0% 25.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.2% 8.8% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 54,799 783,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 386.4 11
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.0% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 41.3% 35.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 18.5% 21.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.1% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 22,817 325,079
Single Parent Households With Children 5.1% 6.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.1% 93.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.7% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.6% 18.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.3% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.7% 13.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.5% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.1% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.9% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 8.7% 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,964 $76,525,000 58.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $631 $4,843,000 3.7%
Staff $333 $2,557,000 2.0%
General Administration $578 $4,436,000 3.4%
School Administration $865 $6,646,000 5.1%
Operation $1,404 $10,783,000 8.2%
Transportation $259 $1,992,000 1.5%
Other $231 $1,771,000 1.4%
Total Support $4,301 $33,028,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,771 $21,281,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $17,036 $130,834,000 100.0%
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%

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