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Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST FARGO 6·NCES 381941000830
AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3420 9th St W, West Fargo, ND 58078 · (701) 356-2130 · Cass County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of North Dakota public elementary schools
- B-Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
95 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 37%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 49% · US 70%
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
Test scores
ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
43.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 →
Schools most like AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 377 | 25.2% | N/A |
| BROOKS HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Fargo | 537 | 20.7% | N/A |
| SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Fargo | 367 | 42.5% | N/A |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Fargo | 397 | 22.4% | N/A |
| SOUTH PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Minot | 411 | 23.6% | N/A |
| DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fargo | 384 | 12.0% | N/A |
Matched among North Dakota elementary 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 AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #98 of 199 | #11 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #119 of 199 | #11 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #58 of 283 | #19 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #51 of 130 | #16 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #58 of 131 | #18 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #135 of 201 | #19 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #15 of 74 | #3 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25Enrollment
377
-147 (-28%) vs 2020
-33% since 2010-11, when it was 565
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 377 | 32 | 11.8:1 | 25% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 36.6 | 13.4:1 | 17% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 35.7 | 14.8:1 | 16% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 15% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 41.3 | 12.5:1 | 14% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 18% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 20% (113) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (517 to 377); teachers down 23% (41.3 to 32).
About AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school in West Fargo, North Dakota. There are 377 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. The school is 78% above the average for elementary schools in North Dakota.
WEST FARGO 6 operates 26 schools. Combined enrollment is 13,175 students.
More than half of the students at AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White (72%). The remaining shares are 18% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Cass County's population at about 82%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 45%.
Its staff includes 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.8 students per teacher. That is in line with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in North Dakota. Roughly 25% of students at AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 52% of North Dakota public elementary schools.
Cass County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $75,555, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 66 public schools in the county, enrolling about 27,826, AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
About 1.1 miles separate AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, BROOKS HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 524 to 377, a 28% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.9:1 to 11.8:1.
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Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
193,400
Census ACS
Median income
$75,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
27,826 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEST FARGO 6
- WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,400 students
- WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,380 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,103 students
- CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,006 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 799 students
- HORACE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 785 students
Other schools in West Fargo
- WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,400 students
- WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,380 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,103 students
- CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,006 students
- BROOKS HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 537 students
- FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 473 students
Other Aurora Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Aurora Elementary. AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Aurora Elementary SchoolAurora, IN · 524 students
- AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAURORA, NE · 520 students
- Aurora ElementaryJBER, AK · 359 students
- Aurora ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 304 students
Nearby schools
- BROOKS HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 537
- FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 473
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,103
- WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,400
- LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 456
- OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL2.0 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 72% White, 4% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WEST FARGO 6.
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