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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARGO 1·NCES 380678000109

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL

1305 9th Ave S, Fargo, ND 58103 · (701) 446-3100 · Cass County
GRADES PK–PKELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of North Dakota public elementary schools
  • C+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

Enrollment
162
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 212
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 46% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K162100%
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 49% · US 70%
White
8351%
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
127%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
3723%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
149%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
85%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
85%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 11% · US 1%
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
Male
10565%
Female
5735%

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Test scores

ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
38.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
41.0%
ND avg 40.0%

What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 →

Where EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North DakotaIn Cass County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
41.0%#125 of 199#20 of 35
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
38.0%#133 of 199#20 of 35
Enrollment
ranked largest first
162#153 of 283#33 of 39
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 2024-25
Enrollment
162
+27 (+20%) vs 2020
-58% since 2000-01, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2516218.38.8:1N/A
2023-2416513.612.1:1N/A
2022-2314312.611.3:12% (3)
2020-211351013.5:140% (54)
2017-18119717.0:10% (0)
2015-16133719.0:10% (0)
2010-1193615.5:10% (0)
2000-013831038.3:110% (38)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students up 36% (119 to 162); teachers up 161% (7 to 18.3).

About EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL is an elementary school in Fargo, North Dakota, and it is part of FARGO 1. Students in pre-K make up the school's enrollment of 162 students. By comparison, elementary schools in North Dakota enroll about 212 students on average.

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL sits within FARGO 1, which has 26 schools and 11,443 students.

More than half of the students at EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL are White (51%). Next come 23% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 82% White among all Cass County residents. The diversity index for EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL has 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.8:1. The school's 8.8:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in North Dakota.

On the allk12 Grade, EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL lands at C+, ahead of 39% of North Dakota public elementary schools.

For Cass County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $75,555 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Cass County number 66, with about 27,826 students.

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL's nearest public school is SELF-DIRECTED ACADEMY (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL.

The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 20% rise, from 135 to 162. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.5:1 to 8.8:1.

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Cass County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL
District
FARGO 1
Address
1305 9th Ave S, Fargo, ND 58103
Phone
(701) 446-3100
County
Cass County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–PK
Total enrollment
162
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
8.8:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
380678000109
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Early Childhood Special Education schools

15 other US public schools in 2 states are named Early Childhood Special Education. EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL is the 8th largest of the 16.

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Frequently asked questions

About EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL
How large is EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL?
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL enrolls approximately 162 students in grades PK-PK.
Is EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-PK.
How many teachers does EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL have?
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL?
At EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 51% White, 7% Hispanic, 23% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL public or private?
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FARGO 1.
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