Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BISMARCK 1·NCES 380001400048
DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1312 Columbia Dr, Bismarck, ND 58504 · (701) 323-4180 · Burleigh County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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
12.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
238 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
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ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
47.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 390 | 61.0% | N/A |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Minot | 336 | 62.8% | N/A |
| L E BERGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Fargo | 360 | 61.7% | N/A |
| JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck | 258 | 65.9% | N/A |
| PHOENIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grand Forks | 235 | 50.6% | N/A |
| WILDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grand Forks | 184 | 63.6% | 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 DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota | In Burleigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #34 of 199 | #2 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #56 of 199 | #2 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #49 of 283 | #8 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #74 of 130 | #6 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.7% | #3 of 131 | #1 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #26 of 201 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #34 of 45 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
390
+43 (+12%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 390 | 30.5 | 12.8:1 | 61% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 30 | 12.2:1 | 64% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 25.4 | 14.6:1 | 66% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 29 | 12.0:1 | 58% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 27.5 | 13.7:1 | 50% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 48% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 36% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 21% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 618 | 25 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (376 to 390); teachers up 11% (27.5 to 30.5).
About DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in Bismarck, North Dakota. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 390 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in North Dakota enroll about 212 students on average.
DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in a 26-school district, BISMARCK 1, which enrolls 14,086 students.
No group is above 50% at DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the largest is White, at 42%. After that, the student body is 16% Native American, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 10% Pacific Islander. Among all residents of Burleigh County, the White share is about 86%. A diversity index of 76% means there is a 76% chance two randomly chosen students at DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
There are 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 12.8:1. The school's 12.8:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in North Dakota. By family income, 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Burleigh County averages 24%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at A-, ahead of 82% of North Dakota public elementary schools.
Burleigh County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $86,851 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Burleigh County with 36 other public schools.
DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.3 miles from WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 43 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Burleigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,600
Census ACS
Median income
$86,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
14,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BISMARCK 1
- LEGACY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,419 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,406 students
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,367 students
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,124 students
- SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,053 students
- WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,012 students
Other schools in Bismarck
- LEGACY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,419 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,406 students
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,367 students
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,124 students
- SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,053 students
- WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,012 students
Nearby schools
- WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,012
- JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 258
- VICTOR SOLHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 588
- SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 97
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 113
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,367
Frequently asked questions
About DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 390 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 42% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BISMARCK 1.
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