WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in Fargo, North Dakota, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school, overseen by FARGO 1. It caters to 292 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 212 students per school, that is 38% above typical.

FARGO 1 comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 11,443 students; WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (80%) are White; the rest consists of 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cass County shows the typical household earns roughly $75,555 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 66 public schools in Cass County (combined enrollment of about 27,826 students).

NORTH HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 24%, going from 382 students in 2018 to 292 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 86% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.