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JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

919 S 12th St, Bismarck, ND 58504 · (701) 323-4200 · Burleigh County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of North Dakota public elementary 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 elementary schools

Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 212
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
170 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Kindergarten3815%
Grade 15120%
Grade 24216%
Grade 34517%
Grade 43413%
Grade 54819%

This year's kindergarten class (38) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).

Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 49% · US 70%
White
11243%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
4919%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
114%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
4216%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
4116%
DISTRICT 7% · 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
14155%
Female
11745%

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Test scores

ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
42.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
47.0%
ND avg 40.0%

What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school25865.9%N/A
WILDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grand Forks
18463.6%N/A
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Minot
33662.8%N/A
DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Bismarck
39061.0%N/A
MARY STARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Mandan
19375.1%N/A
CUSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Mandan
12675.4%N/A
Matched among North Dakota elementary 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 JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North DakotaIn Burleigh County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#37 of 199#5 of 19
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
42.0%#59 of 199#5 of 19
Enrollment
ranked largest first
258#97 of 283#13 of 26
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.5:1#46 of 130#4 of 15
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.2%#7 of 131#3 of 15
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
65.9%#19 of 201#2 of 19
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-11.3%#41 of 74#6 of 9
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
258
-16 (-6%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2525822.411.5:166% (170)
2023-2426025.110.4:164% (167)
2022-2325426.69.6:165% (164)
2020-212742511.0:183% (228)
2017-1829123.912.2:182% (238)
2015-162542012.7:161% (156)
2010-112792810.0:168% (190)
2000-014093013.6:151% (209)
1990-915692621.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students down 11% (291 to 258); teachers down 6% (23.9 to 22.4).

About JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public medium-sized elementary school in Bismarck, North Dakota. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 258 students. The school's enrollment is 22% larger than the 212 average for elementary schools in North Dakota.

The district for JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is BISMARCK 1, with 26 schools and 14,086 students.

White students are the largest group at JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 43% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 16% Native American, and 4% Black. Burleigh County's residents are about 86% White, 42 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.

Federal staffing data show 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and a ratio of 11.5:1. Elementary schools in North Dakota average about 11.4:1, a similar figure. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 66% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Burleigh County averages 24%, lower than here.

allk12 grades JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with North Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Burleigh County show that median household income is about $86,851, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 37 public schools in Burleigh County, which together enroll about 14,427 students.

WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is the public school closest to JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Federal counts put enrollment at 274 in 2020-21 and 258 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.

Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Burleigh County at a glance

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Population
100,600
Census ACS
Median income
$86,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
14,427 students

Quick facts

School name
JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
BISMARCK 1
Address
919 S 12th St, Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone
(701) 323-4200
County
Burleigh County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
258
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
11.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
170 (66%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
380001400052
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 258 students in grades KG-05.
Is JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
How diverse is JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 43% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BISMARCK 1.
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