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ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL

601 Delaney St, Alexander, ND 58831 · (701) 828-3334 · McKenzie County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL114 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of North Dakota public high schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Dakota public high schools

Enrollment
114
High
DISTRICT 155 · STATE 220
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 16.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
37 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 71513%
Grade 81816%
Grade 91715%
Grade 102018%
Grade 112522%
Grade 121917%
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 49% · US 70%
White
9583%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
109%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
54%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
33%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 11% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
6658%
Female
4842%

School pathway

Feeds from
ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–06
Based on grade levels within ALEXANDER 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
28.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
35.0%
ND avg 40.0%

What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Dakota schools, those numbers are about 39 and 40.

Source: ND A+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

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Matched among North Dakota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North Dakota
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.0%#50 of 63
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
28.0%#58 of 63
Enrollment
ranked largest first
114#83 of 168
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
32.5%#25 of 90
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
114
+2 (+2%) vs 2020
+115% since 1990-91, when it was 53
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25114157.6:132% (37)
2023-241321013.2:127% (35)
2022-231251111.4:134% (43)
2020-211121110.2:113% (15)
2017-18918.311.0:127% (25)
2015-1665610.8:131% (20)
2010-112555.0:136% (9)
2000-017489.3:139% (29)
1990-915386.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students up 25% (91 to 114); teachers up 81% (8.3 to 15).

About ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL

ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL is a high school with a street address in Alexander, North Dakota. It reported 114 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 220 students for high schools in North Dakota.

The 2 schools in ALEXANDER 2 enroll 309 students altogether, ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL among them.

At ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL, 83% of students are White. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.

The school's 15 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.6:1. The average for high schools in North Dakota is 16.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL, 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in McKenzie County is 42%.

Among North Dakota public high schools, ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.

For the population of McKenzie County, the median household earns about $93,404 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL shares McKenzie County with 12 other public schools.

ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away.

The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (112) to 2024-25 (114). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 10.2:1 to 7.6:1.

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McKenzie County at a glance

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Population
14,321
Census ACS
Median income
$93,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,091 students

Quick facts

School name
ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL
District
ALEXANDER 2
Address
601 Delaney St, Alexander, ND 58831
Phone
(701) 828-3334
County
McKenzie County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
114
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
7.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
37 (32%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
380176000004
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in ALEXANDER 2
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Other Alexander High schools

One other US public school is named Alexander High. ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL
How many students attend ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL?
ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 114 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 7.6:1 students per teacher at ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL?
ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL?
ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by ALEXANDER 2 in McKenzie County.
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