Enrollment
269
Elementary
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEVILS LAKE 1·NCES 380504000130
SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1304 2nd Ave NE, Devils Lake, ND 58301 · (701) 662-7630 · Ramsey County
GRADES 01–02ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% 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
13.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
129 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 126 | 47% |
| Grade 2 | 143 | 53% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL→DEVILS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DEVILS LAKE 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
33.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 35 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 SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 269 | 48.0% | N/A |
| PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Devils Lake | 262 | 42.4% | N/A |
| PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck | 203 | 42.9% | N/A |
| MINNIE H KINDERGARTEN CENTER Devils Lake | 167 | 49.7% | N/A |
| EIGHT MILE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Trenton | 214 | 40.7% | N/A |
| PHOENIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grand Forks | 235 | 50.6% | 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 SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #166 of 199 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #155 of 199 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #93 of 283 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #79 of 130 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #45 of 131 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.0% | #43 of 201 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #27 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
269
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 269 | 20.6 | 13.1:1 | 48% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 49% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 19.6 | 13.5:1 | 49% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 49% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 49% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 54% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 17 | 14.8:1 | 39% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 208 | 14 | 14.9:1 | 47% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 361 | 15 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (249 to 269); teachers up 14% (18 to 20.6).
About SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school based in Devils Lake, North Dakota. Its enrollment is 269 students, spread over grades 1 through 2. On average, elementary schools in North Dakota enroll around 212, and this school is 27% larger than that mark.
DEVILS LAKE 1 runs SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL along with 4 other schools, enrolling 1,786 students in total.
About 61% of the student body at SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Other groups include 33% Native American and 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Ramsey County residents are about 82% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.1:1. The school's 13.1:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in North Dakota. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at C-, ahead of 20% of North Dakota public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, Ramsey County, the median household earns about $61,006 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Ramsey County has 11 public schools.
SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's nearest public school is SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF PK-8 (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 5.
NCES describes the area around SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 270 students in 2020-21 and 269 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.2:1 to 13.1:1.
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Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,556
Census ACS
Median income
$61,006
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,874 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEVILS LAKE 1
- DEVILS LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 552 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 536 students
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 262 students
- MINNIE H KINDERGARTEN CENTERElementary · 167 students
- DEVILS LAKE ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOLElementary
Other schools in Devils Lake
- DEVILS LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 552 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 536 students
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 262 students
- MINNIE H KINDERGARTEN CENTERElementary · 167 students
- SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF PK-8Elementary · 16 students
- DEVILS LAKE ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOLElementary
Other Sweetwater Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Sweetwater Elementary. SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 6.
- SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT ORANGE, FL · 617 students
- Sweetwater Elementary SchoolLithia Springs, GA · 473 students
- SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 463 students
- Sweetwater ElementarySweetwater, TN · 317 students
- Sweetwater Elementary SchoolSweetwater, OK · 85 students
Nearby schools
- SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF PK-80.2 mi · 16
- DEVILS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 552
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 536
- MINNIE H KINDERGARTEN CENTER0.9 mi · 167
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 262
- Tate Topa Tribal School12.6 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 269 students in grades 01-02.
What age range does SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade 01 through grade 02.
How many students per teacher at SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 61% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by DEVILS LAKE 1 in Ramsey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.