Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARVEY 38·NCES 380889000287
BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
811 Burke Ave, Harvey, ND 58341 · (701) 324-2265 · Wells County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of North Dakota public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
65 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 37%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 6% smaller than its 6th grade class (34).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→HARVEY HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HARVEY 38. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
42.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 198 | 32.8% | N/A |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Valley City | 258 | 35.3% | N/A |
| RUGBY ELY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Rugby | 285 | 33.3% | N/A |
| PARK RIVER AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Park River | 275 | 29.1% | N/A |
| NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Cando | 208 | 26.0% | N/A |
| GLENBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Glenburn | 144 | 35.4% | 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 BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #107 of 199 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #150 of 199 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #132 of 283 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #98 of 201 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #50 of 74 |
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
198
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 198 | 19.3 | 10.3:1 | 33% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 19.3 | 11.1:1 | 32% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 19.3 | 11.7:1 | 37% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 19 | 10.8:1 | 44% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 219 | 20.3 | 10.8:1 | 34% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 193 | 17 | 11.3:1 | 32% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 30% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 30% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 446 | 31 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (219 to 198); teachers down 5% (20.3 to 19.3).
About BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Harvey, North Dakota. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 198 students enrolled.
BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports to HARVEY 38, which has 2 schools and 381 students.
BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 91% White. The rest of enrollment is 3% Hispanic and 2% Native American. The White share in Wells County as a whole is similar, at about 95%. BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1 at BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in North Dakota is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 33%.
allk12 grades BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with North Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Federal survey data for Wells County show that median household income is about $66,114, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 4 public schools in Wells County.
HARVEY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away.
BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Wells County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,890
Census ACS
Median income
$66,114
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
577 students
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Frequently asked questions
About BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 10.3:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HARVEY 38 in Wells County.
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