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Enrollment
584
Middle
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINOT 1·NCES 381303000436
ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL
1215 36th Ave NW, Minot, ND 58703 · (701) 857-4466 · Ward County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of North Dakota public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
173 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 37%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 183 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 201 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 200 | 34% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
39.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
42.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 584 | 29.6% | N/A |
| JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL Jamestown | 466 | 31.8% | N/A |
| MANDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL Mandan | 1,003 | 32.0% | N/A |
| JIM HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL Minot | 505 | 30.5% | N/A |
| BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL Fargo | 873 | 33.6% | N/A |
| WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL Bismarck | 1,012 | 30.7% | N/A |
Matched among North Dakota middle 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 ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #20 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #17 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #13 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #19 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #14 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #25 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #9 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
584
-159 (-21%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 584 | 41.7 | 14.0:1 | 30% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 47.3 | 14.5:1 | 31% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 689 | 47.3 | 14.6:1 | 32% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 743 | 51 | 14.6:1 | 28% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 50.6 | 12.9:1 | 30% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 49 | 13.2:1 | 30% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 42 | 13.4:1 | 33% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | 40 | 11.9:1 | 29% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | 24 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (651 to 584); teachers down 18% (50.6 to 41.7).
About ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL
In Minot, North Dakota, part of Ward County, ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school. The school has 584 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in North Dakota have about 453 students on average; enrollment here is 29% higher.
ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL falls under MINOT 1, which has 24 schools enrolling 8,878 students.
More than half of the students at ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL are White (73%). Beyond that, enrollment is 8% multiracial, 8% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Native American. In Ward County overall, about 81% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 45%.
Classroom staffing at ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL totals 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. Statewide, middle schools in North Dakota average 11.7:1. Federal data show 30% of students (173) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Ward County is close, at 31%.
ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 42% of North Dakota public middle schools.
In the wider Ward County area, median household income comes to about $78,238, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Ward County counts 40 public schools with about 11,732 students.
ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL's nearest public school is MINOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS 6-8 VIRTUAL ACADEMY (less than a tenth of a mile). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
NCES describes the area around ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 159 students, from 743 to 584.
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Ward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,973
Census ACS
Median income
$78,238
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
11,732 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MINOT 1
- MINOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,086 students
- CENTRAL CAMPUS SCHOOLCombined · 1,048 students
- MINOT NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,021 students
- JIM HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 505 students
- JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 504 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 482 students
Other schools in Minot
- MINOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,086 students
- CENTRAL CAMPUS SCHOOLCombined · 1,048 students
- MINOT NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,021 students
- JIM HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 505 students
- JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 504 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 482 students
Nearby schools
- MINOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS 6-8 VIRTUAL ACADEMY0.0 mi · 1
- LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 418
- MINOT NORTH HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,021
- SOURIS RIVER CAMPUS ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 50
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 435
- BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 584 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 73% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by MINOT 1 in Ward County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.