Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST JOHN 3·NCES 381746000599
SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
400 Foussard Ave, Saint John, ND 58369 · (701) 477-5651 · Rolette County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of North Dakota public elementary schools
- C-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
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
321 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 24% larger than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→SAINT JOHN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within ST JOHN 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
33.0%
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 33 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 SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 321 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Tate Topa Tribal School Fort Totten | 458 | 99.3% | N/A |
| Ojibwa Indian School Belcourt | 220 | 98.6% | N/A |
| Dunseith Day School Dunseith | 201 | 98.5% | N/A |
| Turtle Mountain Elementary School Belcourt | 544 | 99.4% | N/A |
| TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Belcourt | 605 | 100.0% | 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 SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota | In Rolette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #167 of 199 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #112 of 199 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #76 of 283 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #34 of 130 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #110 of 131 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #4 of 201 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.9% | #15 of 45 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
321
+8 (+3%) vs 2020
+107% since 1990-91, when it was 155
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 321 | 30.5 | 10.5:1 | 100% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 30.5 | 10.2:1 | 100% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 30.5 | 10.6:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 28 | 11.2:1 | 74% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 26.7 | 10.1:1 | 94% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 95% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 23 | 10.9:1 | 80% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 151 | 12 | 12.6:1 | 89% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 155 | 7 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (270 to 321); teachers up 14% (26.7 to 30.5).
About SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The public elementary school SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Saint John, North Dakota. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 321 students. By comparison, elementary schools in North Dakota enroll about 212 students on average.
The 2 schools in ST JOHN 3 enroll 458 students altogether, SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
A large majority of enrollment at SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Native American, at 90%. The rest of enrollment is 6% multiracial and 3% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.5 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in North Dakota is 11.4:1. About 100% of students at SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of North Dakota public elementary schools.
Rolette County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $59,517 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 20%. SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Rolette County with 20 other public schools.
SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is SAINT JOHN HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles.
SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 321, from 313 in 2020-21.
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Rolette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,924
Census ACS
Median income
$59,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,695 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- SAINT JOHN HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 137
- Turtle Mountain High School6.6 mi · 541
- TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL6.6 mi · 557
- TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL6.7 mi · 318
- Turtle Mountain Middle School6.7 mi · 326
- MT PLEASANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.0 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-08.
Is SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 3% White, 1% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
What district is SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of ST JOHN 3.
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