Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 266 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DICKINSON 1·NCES 380003800134
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
599 11th Ave W, Dickinson, ND 58601 · (701) 456-0013 · Stark County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
69 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→DICKINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within DICKINSON 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
41.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 40 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
370
+2 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 14.7:1
% White
82%
was 79%
% Hispanic
9%
was 9%
% Black
3%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an expansive elementary school in Dickinson, North Dakota, run under DICKINSON 1. The school teaches 370 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 75% larger than that benchmark.
DICKINSON 1 comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 4,177 students; JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
Demographically, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder reads as 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 19% of students at JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Stark County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Stark County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $84,449 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Stark County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,206 students), JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 368 students in 2018 compared to 370 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.
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Stark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,302
Census ACS
Median income
$84,449
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,206 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DICKINSON 1
- DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,022 students
- DICKINSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 944 students
- PRAIRIE ROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 490 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 387 students
- HEART RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 273 students
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 254 students
Other schools in Dickinson
- DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,022 students
- DICKINSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 944 students
- PRAIRIE ROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 490 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 387 students
- HEART RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 273 students
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 254 students
Nearby schools
- DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,022
- SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 48
- ROUGHRIDER HIGH VIRTUAL ACADEMY0.5 mi · 38
- P S BERG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 223
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 387
- EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM1.1 mi · 90
Frequently asked questions
About JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 370 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
How diverse is JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by DICKINSON 1 in Stark County.
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