SELF-DIRECTED ACADEMY

Located at 1305 9th Avenue South, in Fargo, North Dakota, SELF-DIRECTED ACADEMY is an one-room-style middle school that teaches 16 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by FARGO 1. That puts it 96% smaller than the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 453 students.

FARGO 1 comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 11,443 students; SELF-DIRECTED ACADEMY is among them.

Demographically, SELF-DIRECTED ACADEMY logs that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Native American.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 2.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting SELF-DIRECTED ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cass County indicate the typical household earns roughly $75,555 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cass County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,826 students), of which SELF-DIRECTED ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SELF-DIRECTED ACADEMY.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

On this page, members of the SELF-DIRECTED ACADEMY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.