Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINOT 1·NCES 381303000450
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
600 17th Ave SE, Minot, ND 58701 · (701) 857-4695 · Ward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of North Dakota public elementary schools
- B-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
12.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
211 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
39.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
42.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 | 336 | 62.8% | N/A |
| L E BERGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Fargo | 360 | 61.7% | N/A |
| DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck | 390 | 61.0% | N/A |
| JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck | 258 | 65.9% | N/A |
| HORACE MANN ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fargo | 344 | 48.5% | N/A |
| ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Jamestown | 216 | 49.5% | 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 Ward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #117 of 199 | #12 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #110 of 199 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #71 of 283 | #8 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #73 of 130 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #21 of 131 | #2 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #21 of 201 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #59 of 74 | #7 of 9 |
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
336
+53 (+19%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 336 | 26.4 | 12.7:1 | 63% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 24.5 | 12.7:1 | 62% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 23.8 | 12.6:1 | 63% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 59% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 24.8 | 14.4:1 | 54% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 43% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 49% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 18 | 15.4:1 | 40% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 317 | 13 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (357 to 336); teachers up 6% (24.8 to 26.4).
About WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located in Minot, North Dakota, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 336 students. Across elementary schools in North Dakota, the average enrollment is about 212.
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within MINOT 1, which has 24 schools and 8,878 students.
White students are 58% of those enrolled at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Next come 16% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% multiracial, and 4% Native American. That compares with about 81% White among all Ward County residents. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
The school's 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. The average for elementary schools in North Dakota is 11.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 31% for public schools in Ward County.
Among North Dakota public elementary schools, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
In Ward County, the median household earns about $78,238 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Ward County, 40 public schools serve about 11,732 students.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is the closest to WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 336, up from 283 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.7:1, from 14.9:1.
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,973
Census ACS
Median income
$78,238
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
11,732 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MINOT 1
- MINOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,086 students
- CENTRAL CAMPUS SCHOOLCombined · 1,048 students
- MINOT NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,021 students
- ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 584 students
- JIM HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 505 students
- JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 504 students
Other schools in Minot
- MINOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,086 students
- CENTRAL CAMPUS SCHOOLCombined · 1,048 students
- MINOT NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,021 students
- ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 584 students
- JIM HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 505 students
- JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 504 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 80th largest of the 156.
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFargo, ND · 292 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
- EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 461
- JIM HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 505
- SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 307
- JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 504
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 482
- CENTRAL CAMPUS SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,048
Frequently asked questions
About WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 58% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MINOT 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.