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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELCOURT 7·NCES 380253000750
TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1209 Gilbert Godon Street, Belcourt, ND 58316 · (701) 477-6471 · Rolette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of North Dakota public elementary schools
- DTest 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
8.1:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
605 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL→TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within BELCOURT 7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
21.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 605 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Turtle Mountain Elementary School Belcourt | 544 | 99.4% | N/A |
| Tate Topa Tribal School Fort Totten | 458 | 99.3% | N/A |
| SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Saint John | 321 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Ojibwa Indian School Belcourt | 220 | 98.6% | N/A |
| DUNSEITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Dunseith | 236 | 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 TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota | In Rolette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #188 of 199 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #187 of 199 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #5 of 283 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.1:1 | #5 of 130 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.0% | #127 of 131 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #1 of 201 | #1 of 7 |
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
605
-56 (-8%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 605 | 75 | 8.1:1 | 100% (605) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 35 | 19.2:1 | 100% (672) |
| 2022-23 | 659 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 100% (659) |
| 2020-21 | 661 | 43 | 15.4:1 | 100% (661) |
| 2015-16 | 865 | 65 | 13.3:1 | 95% (823) |
| 2010-11 | 796 | 79 | 10.1:1 | 70% (561) |
| 2000-01 | 770 | 93 | 8.3:1 | 69% (528) |
| 1990-91 | 699 | 46 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A large elementary school in Belcourt, North Dakota, TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BELCOURT 7. It enrolled 605 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 185% higher than the average for elementary schools in North Dakota, which is about 212.
The district for TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is BELCOURT 7, with 4 schools and 1,518 students.
The student body at TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 99% Native American. The school's diversity index is 2%, meaning two students picked at random have a 2% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.1:1. On average, elementary schools in North Dakota have 11.4:1, compared with 8.1:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 100%.
TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded D by allk12, scoring above 7% of North Dakota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Rolette County, where the median household income is $59,517, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 20%. Besides TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Rolette County has 20 other public schools.
The shortest distance from TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Turtle Mountain Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 605 students in 2024-25, 56 fewer than the 661 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 8.1:1.
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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
Other schools in BELCOURT 7
- TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 557 students
- TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 318 students
- TINY TURTLES PRESCHOOLElementary · 38 students
- TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLElementary
- TURTLE MOUNTAIN VIRTUAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined
- TURTLE MOUNTAIN VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in Belcourt
- TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 557 students
- Turtle Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Turtle Mountain High SchoolHigh · 541 students
- Turtle Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 326 students
- TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 318 students
- Ojibwa Indian SchoolElementary · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Turtle Mountain Elementary School0.0 mi · 544
- TINY TURTLES PRESCHOOL0.1 mi · 38
- Turtle Mountain Middle School0.3 mi · 326
- TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 318
- TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 557
- Turtle Mountain High School0.4 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 605 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 8.1:1 (75 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 1% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BELCOURT 7.
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