CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in Grand Forks, North Dakota, CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a heavily attended elementary campus, overseen by GRAND FORKS 1. It teaches 493 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 212 students per school, that is 133% above typical.

Across the 18 schools in GRAND FORKS 1 (7,811 students total), CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 17% Black, 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 9% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Grand Forks County (around 31%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Grand Forks County) records that median household earnings sit near $68,075, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 30 public schools in Grand Forks County (combined enrollment of about 9,731 students).

Nearest neighbor: RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 449 (now 493). The White share of enrollment contracted from 57% to 43% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.