Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARGO 1·NCES 380678000210
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1725 N Broadway, Fargo, ND 58102 · (701) 446-5400 · Cass County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% 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
10.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
86 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
38.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
41.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 292 | 29.5% | N/A |
| CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck | 390 | 25.4% | N/A |
| HETTINGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Hettinger | 172 | 25.6% | N/A |
| ROBERT PLACE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck | 485 | 36.9% | N/A |
| LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fargo | 386 | 15.5% | N/A |
| VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grand Forks | 328 | 42.1% | 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 WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #136 of 199 | #31 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #144 of 199 | #31 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #83 of 283 | #27 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #26 of 130 | #6 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #72 of 131 | #20 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.5% | #110 of 201 | #17 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #18 of 74 | #5 of 19 |
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
292
-24 (-8%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 292 | 28.6 | 10.2:1 | 29% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 24 | 12.8:1 | 31% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 24.1 | 13.7:1 | 27% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 27 | 11.7:1 | 16% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 21% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 23% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 23 | 13.2:1 | 17% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 25 | 17.8:1 | 17% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 23 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (382 to 292); teachers up 10% (26 to 28.6).
About WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In Fargo, North Dakota, part of Cass County, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school. The school reports 292 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in North Dakota is about 212 students.
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in a 26-school district, FARGO 1, which enrolls 11,443 students.
Federal enrollment data show WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 80% White. The remaining students are 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. The county population is about 82% White, within a few points of the school. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.2:1. That is lower than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in North Dakota. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 29%. That tracks the 30% average for public schools in Cass County.
The allk12 Grade for WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C+. Compared with North Dakota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Among Cass County residents, the median household income is $75,555, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Cass County has 65 other public schools.
Nearest public school: NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment decrease, from 316 in 2020-21 to 292 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 11.7:1 to 10.2:1.
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Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
193,400
Census ACS
Median income
$75,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
27,826 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FARGO 1
- FARGO DAVIES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,277 students
- NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,110 students
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 992 students
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 898 students
- BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 873 students
- CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 677 students
Other schools in Fargo
- FARGO DAVIES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,277 students
- NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,110 students
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 992 students
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 898 students
- BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 873 students
- CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 677 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 101st largest of the 156.
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMinot, ND · 336 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLValley City, ND · 209 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJamestown, ND · 97 students
- Washington ElementaryRiverside, CA · 818 students
- Washington ElementaryRedondo Beach, CA · 776 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,110
- BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 873
- MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 169
- HORACE MANN ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 344
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 386
- West Central Academy-S1.7 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 292 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 10.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 80% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FARGO 1.
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