DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the roomy K-5 schools in Bismarck, North Dakota, one of the schools within BISMARCK 1, with 390 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. That puts it 84% above the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 212 students.

BISMARCK 1 runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 14,086 students. DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 16% Native American, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 10% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Burleigh County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Burleigh County runs at roughly 24%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Burleigh County reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,851 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Burleigh County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,427 students), DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 4%: 376 students in 2018 compared to 390 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 56% to 42%.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.