Enrollment
55
Elementary
STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN BUTTES 37·NCES 381860000757
TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7997 7A St NW, Halliday, ND 58636 · (701) 938-4396 · Dunn County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL55 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of North Dakota public elementary schools
- FTest 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
5.0:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
55 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 6 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 9 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 3 | 5% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
0.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
0.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 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 TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 55 | 100.0% | N/A |
| OBERON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Oberon | 52 | 100.0% | N/A |
| WARWICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Warwick | 99 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Theodore Jamerson Elementary School Bismarck | 102 | 97.1% | N/A |
| CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Cannon Ball | 115 | 100.0% | 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 TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 55 | #244 of 283 |
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
55
+27 (+96%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 46
Student : Teacher
5.0:1
was 4.7:1
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 | 55 | 11 | 5.0:1 | 100% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 55 | 11 | 5.0:1 | 100% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 56 | 8 | 7.0:1 | 100% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 28 | 6 | 4.7:1 | 100% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 39 | 7 | 5.6:1 | 100% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 40 | 9 | 4.4:1 | 85% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 49 | 8 | 6.1:1 | 94% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 46 | 6 | 7.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located in Halliday, North Dakota, TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school. The student body numbers 55 students, from kindergarten through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in North Dakota) has about 212 students.
TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is run by TWIN BUTTES 37.
TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 78% Native American by enrollment. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic, 7% White, and 4% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 11 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 5.0:1. That is lower than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in North Dakota. The school counts 55 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. For comparison, public schools in Dunn County average 31%.
TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded F by allk12, scoring above 0% of North Dakota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Census estimates describe Dunn County this way: the median household income is $97,689, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. In all, Dunn County has 4 public schools and roughly 701 students.
The nearest other public school, Twin Buttes Day School, is less than a tenth of a mile away.
In the federal locale system, TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's enrollment figures are 28 for 2020-21 and 55 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger.
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Dunn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,040
Census ACS
Median income
$97,689
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
701 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Twin Buttes Day School0.0 mi · 39
- White Shield School21.2 mi · 171
- WHITE SHIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL21.6 mi · 117
- WHITE SHIELD HIGH SCHOOL21.6 mi · 57
- MANDAREE HIGH SCHOOL25.0 mi · 67
- MANDAREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL25.0 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 55 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 5.0:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 7% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian.
Is TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
TWIN BUTTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by TWIN BUTTES 37.
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