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Badlands Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
300 3rd St Se
Watford City, ND 58854
Phone
(701) 444-3626
District
MCKENZIE CO 1
County
MCKENZIE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
566
Classroom Teachers
34

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Dakota

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.2% of all ND schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Badlands Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
45%
34%
40%
34%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
39%
49%
39%
39%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
44%
44%
45%
34%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
17
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 1 0.2%
Kindergarten 99 17.5%
Grade 1 108 19.1%
Grade 2 100 17.7%
Grade 3 85 15.0%
Grade 4 94 16.6%
Grade 5 79 14.0%
Total 566 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 68.8% 68.4% 75.0%
Black 1.3% 2.6% 5.5%
Hispanic 26.8% 23.2% 6.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 1.1% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.5% 4.8% 11.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.4% 33.6% 32.6%
Free lunch eligible 37.3% 29.7% 26.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.1% 3.9% 6.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 10,893 779,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 6.7 11
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 9.3% 6.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.2% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.7% 35.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 19.8% 22.2%
65 OR OLDER 8.0% 15.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,135 320,038
Single Parent Households With Children 7.5% 6.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.8% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.2% 31.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.5% 16.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.2% 18.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 18.0% 13.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.9% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.5% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.3% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 4.6% 8.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,111 $16,255,000 40.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $279 $559,000 1.4%
Staff $413 $827,000 2.0%
General Administration $363 $728,000 1.8%
School Administration $726 $1,454,000 3.6%
Operation $1,611 $3,228,000 8.0%
Transportation $1,129 $2,262,000 5.6%
Other $240 $480,000 1.2%
Total Support $4,759 $9,538,000 23.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,347 $14,724,000 36.3%
Total Expenditures $20,218 $40,517,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,376 $1,022,079,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $579 $70,658,000 3.4%
Staff $485 $59,131,000 2.9%
General Administration $571 $69,678,000 3.4%
School Administration $702 $85,714,000 4.2%
Operation $1,130 $137,852,000 6.7%
Transportation $525 $64,021,000 3.1%
Other $412 $50,321,000 2.4%
Total Support $4,404 $537,375,000 26.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,142 $505,426,000 24.5%
Total Expenditures $16,922 $2,064,880,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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