Enrollment
115
Elementary
DISTRICT 107 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOLEN 3·NCES 381698000585
CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7080 8th Ave, Cannon Ball, ND 58528 · (701) 854-3341 · Sioux County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL115 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of North Dakota public elementary schools
- FTest 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
7.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
115 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 12 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 71% larger than its 5th grade class (14).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→SOLEN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SOLEN 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
5.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
0.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 5 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 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 CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 115 | 100.0% | N/A |
| WARWICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Warwick | 99 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Theodore Jamerson Elementary School Bismarck | 102 | 97.1% | N/A |
| Dunseith Day School Dunseith | 201 | 98.5% | N/A |
| Ojibwa Indian School Belcourt | 220 | 98.6% | N/A |
| MINNEWAUKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Minnewaukan | 182 | 92.3% | 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 CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #199 of 199 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 5.0% | #199 of 199 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 115 | #191 of 283 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #3 of 201 |
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
115
-8 (-7%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 100
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 115 | 16 | 7.2:1 | 100% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 12 | 9.8:1 | 100% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 132 | 12 | 11.0:1 | 100% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 123 | 11 | 11.2:1 | 97% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 116 | 13 | 8.9:1 | 92% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 112 | 14 | 8.0:1 | 92% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 115 | 17 | 6.8:1 | 78% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 122 | 13 | 9.4:1 | 98% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 100 | 7 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (116 to 115); teachers up 23% (13 to 16).
About CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Cannon Ball, North Dakota, is home to CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 115 students. Statewide, elementary schools in North Dakota average about 212 students each.
CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in SOLEN 3, a system of 2 schools with 214 students.
CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 99% Native American. CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 2%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 16 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 7.2:1. Among elementary schools in North Dakota, the typical ratio is 11.4:1. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Sioux County.
allk12 grades CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an F. The grade compares the school only with North Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
County data help place the school in context: in Sioux County, median household income is about $42,083, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 35%. CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 8 public schools in Sioux County.
Nearest public school: SOLEN HIGH SCHOOL, about 9.7 miles away.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The number of students declined from 123 to 115 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 11.2 in 2020-21 to 7.2 in 2024-25.
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Sioux County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,740
Census ACS
Median income
$42,083
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
35%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
906 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOLEN 3
- SOLEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 99 students
- SOLEN JR HIGH SCHOOLElementary
Nearby schools
- SOLEN HIGH SCHOOL9.7 mi · 99
- HAZELTON-MOFFIT-BRADDOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.9 mi · 86
- HAZELTON-MOFFIT-BRADDOCK HIGH SCHOOL15.9 mi · 58
- LINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL19.2 mi · 172
- LINTON HIGH SCHOOL19.2 mi · 73
- FORT YATES PK SCHOOL21.0 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 115 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 7.2:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 1% Two or more.
What district is CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SOLEN 3.
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