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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIOGA 15·NCES 380003900633

CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

321 N Benson St, Tioga, ND 58852 · (701) 664-3441 · Williams County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% 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

Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 212
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
39 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K103%
Kindergarten4414%
Grade 14012%
Grade 26520%
Grade 35316%
Grade 43611%
Grade 5309%
Grade 64614%

This year's kindergarten class (44) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (46).

Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 49% · US 70%
White
23372%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
7323%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
82%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · 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
15448%
Female
17052%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→TIOGA HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within TIOGA 15. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
33.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
40.0%
ND avg 40.0%

What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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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CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school32412.0%N/A
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31921.9%N/A
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23018.3%N/A
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22817.5%N/A
STANLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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46330.0%N/A
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37018.6%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 CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North DakotaIn Williams County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
40.0%#140 of 199#2 of 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.0%#165 of 199#3 of 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
324#74 of 283#4 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.7:1#90 of 130#4 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
43.1%#63 of 131#7 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
12.0%#189 of 201#10 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+27.1%#9 of 45N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
324
+52 (+19%) vs 2020
+108% since 1990-91, when it was 156
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532423.613.7:112% (39)
2023-2432922.614.5:111% (37)
2022-2330824.612.5:111% (35)
2020-212722013.6:111% (31)
2017-1825519.413.2:118% (45)
2015-162882113.7:118% (51)
2010-111461212.2:134% (50)
2000-011251012.5:134% (43)
1990-91156722.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students up 27% (255 to 324); teachers up 22% (19.4 to 23.6).

About CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school with an address in Tioga, North Dakota. It teaches 324 students in pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in North Dakota have about 212 students on average; enrollment here is 53% higher.

CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in TIOGA 15. The district has 2 schools and 544 students.

More than half of enrollment at CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White: 72%. The remaining shares are 23% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.

Staffing at CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes to 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in North Dakota is 11.4:1. CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 12% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 17 points below the 29% average for public schools in Williams County.

Among North Dakota public elementary schools, CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 25%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.

Williams County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $85,595, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Williams County's 23 public schools enroll about 6,885 students and include CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

TIOGA HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest public school to CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away.

The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.

In 2020-21, CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 272 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 324.

This page collects posts and questions about CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Williams County at a glance

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Population
39,555
Census ACS
Median income
$85,595
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,885 students

Quick facts

School name
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
TIOGA 15
Address
321 N Benson St, Tioga, ND 58852
Phone
(701) 664-3441
County
Williams County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
324
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
39 (12%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
380003900633
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 103rd largest of the 152.

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Frequently asked questions

About CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How many students attend CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 324 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 72% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of TIOGA 15.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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