Enrollment
318
Middle
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELCOURT 7·NCES 380253000751
TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
1330 Braves Blvd, Belcourt, ND 58316 · (701) 477-6471 · Rolette County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of North Dakota public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
4.8:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
318 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 104 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 108 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 33% |
Student demographics
1%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 MIDDLE SCHOOL→TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within BELCOURT 7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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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 MIDDLE SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 318 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Turtle Mountain Middle School Belcourt | 326 | 99.1% | N/A |
| Circle of Nations Wahpeton | 121 | 97.5% | N/A |
| WARWICK MIDDLE SCHOOL Warwick | 52 | 100.0% | N/A |
| NEW TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL New Town | 126 | 46.8% | N/A |
| CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL Minot | 482 | 50.4% | N/A |
Matched among North Dakota middle 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #29 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #30 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #24 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 4.8:1 | #1 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.2% | #27 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #1 of 37 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
318
-42 (-12%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
4.8:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 318 | 66 | 4.8:1 | 100% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 33 | 9.9:1 | 100% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 33 | 10.2:1 | 100% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 39 | 9.2:1 | 100% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 39 | 9.0:1 | 93% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 70 | 4.7:1 | 75% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 42 | 9.1:1 | 68% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 335 | 14 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
The public middle school TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in Belcourt, North Dakota. In all, 318 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. It has 30% fewer students than the average for middle schools in North Dakota (about 453).
BELCOURT 7 is responsible for 4 schools, TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL included, with 1,518 students in all.
Of every 100 students at TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 99 are Native American. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 1%.
Staffing at TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL comes to 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 4.8:1. Middle schools in North Dakota average 11.7:1, 6.9 more students per teacher than here. TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL counts 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at D, ahead of 7% of North Dakota public middle schools.
The county, Rolette County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $59,517, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 20%. The county's public schools total 21, with about 4,695 students.
Turtle Mountain Middle School is the nearest public school to TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 7.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 360 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 318 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 9.2 in 2020-21 to 4.8 in 2024-25.
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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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 605 students
- TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 557 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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 605 students
- 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
- Ojibwa Indian SchoolElementary · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Turtle Mountain Middle School0.0 mi · 326
- TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 557
- Turtle Mountain High School0.2 mi · 541
- TINY TURTLES PRESCHOOL0.3 mi · 38
- Turtle Mountain Elementary School0.3 mi · 544
- TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 4.8:1 students per teacher at TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 0% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by BELCOURT 7 in Rolette County.
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