Enrollment
55
Elementary
DISTRICT 51 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BILLINGS CO 1·NCES 380284000033
DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
350 Broadway, Medora, ND 58645 · (701) 623-4868 · Billings County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL55 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of North Dakota public elementary schools
- A+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
7.8:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
3 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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 | 7 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 6 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 4 | 7% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
50.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
60.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 55 | 5.5% | N/A |
| MENOKEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Menoken | 50 | 6.0% | N/A |
| BOWBELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bowbells | 50 | 14.0% | N/A |
| HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Harwood | 97 | 11.3% | N/A |
| MUNICH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Munich | 63 | 17.5% | N/A |
| BERTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Berthold | 96 | 14.6% | 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 DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 55 | #243 of 283 |
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
55
+5 (+10%) vs 2020
+90% since 1990-91, when it was 29
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 8.3:1
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 | 55 | 7.1 | 7.8:1 | 5% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 58 | 7.1 | 8.2:1 | 7% (4) |
| 2022-23 | 55 | 7.1 | 7.8:1 | 5% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 50 | 6 | 8.3:1 | 16% (8) |
| 2017-18 | 38 | 6.2 | 6.1:1 | 11% (4) |
| 2015-16 | 52 | 6 | 8.7:1 | 27% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 17 | 5 | 3.4:1 | 24% (4) |
| 2000-01 | 35 | 5 | 7.0:1 | 26% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 29 | 3 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 45% (38 to 55); teachers up 15% (6.2 to 7.1).
About DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Among the schools in Medora, North Dakota, is DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a very small elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 55 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 74% below the 212-student average for elementary schools in North Dakota.
BILLINGS CO 1 (2 schools, 101 students) runs DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
By race and ethnicity, DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 98% White. In Billings County overall, the White share is about 95%. A diversity index of 4% means there is a 4% chance two randomly chosen students at DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 7.8:1, based on 7.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Dakota, 11.4:1, is higher. DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 5% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 7% average for public schools in Billings County.
Among North Dakota public elementary schools, DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 98%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Billings County show that median household income comes to about $86,806, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 2, with about 101 students.
BELFIELD HIGH SCHOOL is about 15.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment increased by 10% across 4 years, from 50 in 2020-21 to 55 in 2024-25.
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Billings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,024
Census ACS
Median income
$86,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
101 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- BELFIELD HIGH SCHOOL15.6 mi · 122
- BELFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.6 mi · 131
- PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL21.2 mi · 46
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL22.7 mi · 150
- BEACH HIGH SCHOOL22.8 mi · 111
- BEACH HIGH VIRTUAL ACADEMY22.8 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 55 students in grades PK-08.
Is DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
What is the student diversity at DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 98% White, 2% Hispanic.
Is DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BILLINGS CO 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.