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What's the one class at DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST FARGO 6·NCES 381941000897
DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6400 54th Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104 · (701) 356-8390 · Cass County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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
10.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
46 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 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
37%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 DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 384 | 12.0% | N/A |
| MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fargo | 379 | 10.0% | N/A |
| LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Fargo | 456 | 11.4% | N/A |
| DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grand Forks | 567 | 12.3% | N/A |
| HORACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Horace | 548 | 12.4% | N/A |
| BROOKS HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Fargo | 537 | 20.7% | 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 DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #105 of 199 | #18 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #126 of 199 | #18 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #55 of 283 | #17 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #32 of 130 | #10 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #70 of 131 | #19 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.0% | #190 of 201 | #28 of 33 |
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
384
+119 (+45%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 384 | 37.1 | 10.4:1 | 12% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 39.5 | 13.1:1 | 10% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 37.5 | 13.4:1 | 11% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 23 | 11.5:1 | 14% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the name of a large elementary school in Fargo, North Dakota. In all, 384 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in North Dakota enroll about 212 students on average.
WEST FARGO 6 enrolls 13,175 students in 26 schools, including DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
The student body at DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 78% White. The school is also 10% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Hispanic. Among Cass County residents, the White share is about 82%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. The average for elementary schools in North Dakota is 11.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 46 students, or 12%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cass County average 30%.
DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 53% of North Dakota public elementary schools.
Looking at the county, Cass County, the median household earns about $75,555 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Cass County has 66 public schools.
MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21 the school reported 265 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 384. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The school's ratio dropped from 11.5:1 to 10.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Fargo
- FARGO DAVIES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,277 students
- NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,110 students
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 992 students
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 898 students
- BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 873 students
- CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 677 students
Other Deer Creek Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Deer Creek Elementary. DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 6th largest of the 8.
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolCROWLEY, TX · 647 students
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolCEDAR PARK, TX · 638 students
- Deer Creek ElementaryNoblesville, IN · 613 students
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolTigard, OR · 534 students
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolEdmond, OK · 483 students
Nearby schools
- MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 379
- OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL1.1 mi · 554
- LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 456
- WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,400
- INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 553
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 799
Frequently asked questions
About DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 384 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 78% White, 2% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of WEST FARGO 6.
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