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Enrollment
466
Middle
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAMESTOWN 1·NCES 380002100311
JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
203 2nd Ave SE, Jamestown, ND 58401 · (701) 252-0317 · Stutsman County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of North Dakota public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
148 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 142 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 165 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 159 | 34% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL→JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within JAMESTOWN 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
44.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 466 | 31.8% | N/A |
| ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL Minot | 584 | 29.6% | N/A |
| JIM HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL Minot | 505 | 30.5% | N/A |
| MANDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL Mandan | 1,003 | 32.0% | N/A |
| WAHPETON MIDDLE SCHOOL Wahpeton | 272 | 33.5% | N/A |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Valley City | 209 | 34.0% | 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 JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #13 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #8 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #21 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #5 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #20 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.8% | #20 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #4 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
466
-81 (-15%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 466 | 47.8 | 9.8:1 | 32% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 37.3 | 12.8:1 | 29% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 37.3 | 12.7:1 | 31% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 33% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 37.3 | 14.9:1 | 30% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 34% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 37% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 469 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 28% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 485 | 18 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (557 to 466); teachers up 28% (37.3 to 47.8).
About JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Jamestown, North Dakota. There are 466 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8.
JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one school in a 7-school district, JAMESTOWN 1, which enrolls 2,032 students.
More than half of the students at JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL are White (80%). Beyond that, enrollment is 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 5% Hispanic. In Stutsman County overall, about 91% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 36%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL is 9.8:1, based on 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in North Dakota average 11.7:1. Lunch program data show 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The figure for public schools in Stutsman County is close, at 33%.
Among North Dakota public middle schools, JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
In Stutsman County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $61,856 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL, Stutsman County has 16 public schools.
JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL's nearest public school is LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools.
JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 547 students in 2020-21 to 466 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.8:1 in 2020-21 to 9.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Stutsman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,549
Census ACS
Median income
$61,856
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
2,531 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JAMESTOWN 1
- JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 722 students
- WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 239 students
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 216 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 179 students
- LOUIS L'AMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 113 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 97 students
Other schools in Jamestown
- JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 722 students
- WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 239 students
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 216 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 179 students
- LOUIS L'AMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 113 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 97 students
Other Jamestown Middle schools
One other US public school is named Jamestown Middle. JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Jamestown MiddleJamestown, NC · 949 students
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 179
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 216
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 97
- WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 239
- JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 722
- LOUIS L'AMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 113
Frequently asked questions
About JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 466 students in grades 06-08.
Is JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
How diverse is JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of JAMESTOWN 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.