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Northern Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 8711 Irvine Ave Nw, Bemidji, Beltrami County, 56601

308
Pupils
13.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Northern Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bemidji, Beltrami County. The school has 308 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bemidji Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“3 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Bemidji Public School District

Enrollment & staffing

Northern Elementary enrolls 308 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.

Male students
161 (52%)
Female students
147 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
23.2
Student-teacher ratio
13.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“3

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 13% American Indian or Alaska Native and 2.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White24680%
American Indian or Alaska Native4013%
Two or more races92.9%
Hispanic or Latino82.6%
Asian3<1%
Black or African American2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

109 of the school's 308 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 88 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“3Title I

Northern Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-80, state senate district 5.

School district: Bemidji Public School District

Northern Elementary is one of 15 schools in Bemidji Public School District, based in BEMIDJI, Minnesota. The district serves 4,722 students district-wide and employs 328 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 308 students, Northern Elementary is close to the district average of about 315 students per school.

4,722
District students
15
Schools
328
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
67%
Math proficient
8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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