For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 144 students in Wishek 19 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in North Dakota.
Public Elementary School in Wishek 19 School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the North Dakota public elementary school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the North Dakota public elementary school average of 30% (majority American Indian and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ND)
# Schools
2 Schools
337 Schools
# Students
240 Students
82,568 Students
# Teachers
17 Teachers
6,728 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Wishek 19 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 167 school districts in North Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#130 out of 169 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)33%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
44%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.50
% American Indian
1%
11%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
7%
7%
% Black
n/a
6%
% White
91%
70%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,658 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,615. The school district revenue/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,313 is less than the state median of $17,617. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$2,154 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$2,154 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,658
$17,615
Spending / Student
$15,313
$17,617
Best Wishek 19 School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wishek Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
200 S Badger St
Wishek, ND 58495
(701) 452-2892
Wishek, ND 58495
(701) 452-2892
Grades: PK-6
| 144 students
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