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Wahpeton Elementary School

Serves grades 1 - 5

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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
1235 12th St N
Wahpeton, ND 58075
Phone
(701) 642-8328
District
WAHPETON 37
County
RICHLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
457
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Dakota

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.6% of all ND schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
45%
44%
40%
34%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
41%
34%
41%
24%
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)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
16
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 1 96 21.0%
Grade 2 93 20.4%
Grade 3 81 17.7%
Grade 4 102 22.3%
Grade 5 85 18.6%
Total 457 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.6% 80.0% 74.4%
Black 2.3% 2.0% 5.6%
Hispanic 9.7% 8.7% 7.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 1.1% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 9.5% 8.2% 11.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 41.8% 34.7% 31.6%
Free lunch eligible 31.3% 25.5% 25.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.5% 9.3% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,415 783,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 37.7 11
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.2% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.7% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.9% 35.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.9% 21.8%
65 OR OLDER 18.4% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,886 325,079
Single Parent Households With Children 8.0% 6.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.8% 93.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.6% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.2% 18.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.7% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.3% 13.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.5% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.0% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 10.0% 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,543 $12,747,000 61.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $588 $711,000 3.4%
Staff $635 $768,000 3.7%
General Administration $404 $489,000 2.4%
School Administration $731 $884,000 4.3%
Operation $1,176 $1,422,000 6.8%
Transportation $663 $801,000 3.9%
Other $225 $272,000 1.3%
Total Support $4,423 $5,347,000 25.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,231 $2,697,000 13.0%
Total Expenditures $17,197 $20,791,000 100.0%
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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