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MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

5801 51st Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104 · (701) 356-6830 · Cass County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of North Dakota public elementary schools
  • B-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
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 212
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
38 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Kindergarten5815%
Grade 14311%
Grade 26918%
Grade 37119%
Grade 47119%
Grade 56718%

This year's kindergarten class (58) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).

Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 49% · US 70%
White
32285%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
113%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
216%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
113%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
144%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
19351%
Female
18649%

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Test scores

ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
39.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
43.0%
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 43 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 →

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27014.4%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 MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North DakotaIn Cass County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.0%#106 of 199#19 of 35
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#127 of 199#19 of 35
Enrollment
ranked largest first
379#57 of 283#18 of 39
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.2:1#59 of 130#17 of 30
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
27.2%#92 of 131#25 of 30
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
10.0%#195 of 201#31 of 33
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.

About MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school in Fargo, North Dakota, administered by WEST FARGO 6. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 379 students enrolled. That is 79% above the average of about 212 students for elementary schools in North Dakota.

WEST FARGO 6, which runs MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 26 schools and 13,175 students.

White students are 85% of those enrolled at MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Next come 6% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. That is in line with Cass County, where about 82% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 27%.

MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. The school's 12.2:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in North Dakota. The school has 10% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 30% average for public schools in Cass County is 20 points higher.

Among North Dakota public elementary schools, MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.

In Cass County, home to about 193,400 people, the median household earns about $75,555 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cass County number 66, with about 27,826 students.

About 0.5 miles separate MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

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Cass County at a glance

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Population
193,400
Census ACS
Median income
$75,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
27,826 students

Quick facts

School name
MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
WEST FARGO 6
Address
5801 51st Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104
Phone
(701) 356-6830
County
Cass County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
379
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
12.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
38 (10%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
381941000954
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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11 other US public schools in 7 states are named Meadowlark Elementary. MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 6th largest of the 12.

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Frequently asked questions

About MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How many students attend MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 379 students in grades KG-05.
Is MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
How diverse is MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of WEST FARGO 6.
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