Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 169 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAMESTOWN 1·NCES 380002100315
WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1509 4th St NE, Jamestown, ND 58401 · (701) 252-3846 · Stutsman County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of North Dakota public elementary schools
- ATest 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
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 6.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
63 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 13 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Based on grade levels within JAMESTOWN 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
44.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 239 | 26.4% | N/A |
| DIVIDE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Crosby | 221 | 25.8% | N/A |
| NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Cando | 208 | 26.0% | N/A |
| BOB CALLIES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Garrison | 225 | 22.7% | N/A |
| PARK RIVER AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Park River | 275 | 29.1% | N/A |
| RUGBY ELY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Rugby | 285 | 33.3% | 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 WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota | In Stutsman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #77 of 199 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #44 of 199 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #104 of 283 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.8% | #97 of 131 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.4% | #126 of 201 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #72 of 74 | N/A |
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
239
-32 (-12%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 315
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 | 239 | N/A | N/A | 26% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 24% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 24% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 19 | 14.3:1 | 28% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 245 | 19 | 12.9:1 | 27% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 26% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 256 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 29% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 18 | 16.0:1 | 13% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 15 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in Jamestown, North Dakota. The school has 239 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
JAMESTOWN 1 is made up of 7 schools with 2,032 students in all.
Roughly 87% of students at WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. Other groups make up 5% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Stutsman County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. The diversity index for WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 26%.
WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of North Dakota public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Stutsman County show that median household income comes to about $61,856, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 16, with about 2,531 students.
JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest public school to WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had a net loss of 32 students, or 12%.
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Stutsman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,549
Census ACS
Median income
$61,856
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
2,531 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JAMESTOWN 1
- JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 722 students
- JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 466 students
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 216 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 179 students
- LOUIS L'AMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 113 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 97 students
Other schools in Jamestown
- JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 722 students
- JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 466 students
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 216 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 179 students
- LOUIS L'AMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 113 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 97 students
Nearby schools
- JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 722
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 179
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 216
- JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 466
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 97
- LOUIS L'AMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 113
Frequently asked questions
About WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 239 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How diverse is WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by JAMESTOWN 1.
Where is WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL located?
WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located at 1509 4th St NE, Jamestown, ND 58401.
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