ELLENDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL

ELLENDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is an one-room-style middle-grades school in Ellendale, North Dakota, run under ELLENDALE 40. The school hosts 56 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 453 students each, so ELLENDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 88% leaner than that benchmark.

ELLENDALE 40 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 305 students. ELLENDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, ELLENDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, Dickey County reports that median household income runs about $68,654, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Dickey County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 780 students), of which ELLENDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is ELLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.