State/Public Middle Open

Wachter Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 1107 S 7th St, Bismarck, Burleigh County, 58504

1,000
Pupils
14.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Wachter Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bismarck, Burleigh County. The school has 1,000 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bismarck 1 school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 70.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Bismarck 1

Enrollment & staffing

Wachter Middle School enrolls 1,000 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 70.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.

Male students
522 (52%)
Female students
478 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
70.8
Student-teacher ratio
14.1:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 12% American Indian or Alaska Native and 7.1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White72573%
American Indian or Alaska Native11712%
Two or more races717.1%
Hispanic or Latino525.2%
Black or African American262.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander5<1%
Asian4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

303 of the school's 1,000 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 236 qualify for free lunch and 67 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

City, SmallGrades 6โ€“8

Wachter Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ND At-Large, state senate district 32, state house district 32.

School district: BISMARCK 1

Wachter Middle School is one of 29 schools in BISMARCK 1, based in Bismarck, North Dakota. The district serves 14,098 students district-wide and employs 935 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,000 students, Wachter Middle School is larger than the district average of about 486 students per school.

14,098
District students
29
Schools
935
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

34%
Reading proficient
34%
Math proficient
13%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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