JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a heavily attended elementary campus in Minot, North Dakota, JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 504 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by MINOT 1. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 138% above that benchmark.

Across the 24 schools in MINOT 1 (8,878 students total), JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, census data for Ward County shows median household income runs about $78,238, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Ward County's 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,732 students), JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 457 students in 2018 compared to 504 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 68% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.