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Bennett Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 2000 S 58th Ave, Fargo, Cass County, 58104

666
Pupils
17.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Bennett Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fargo, Cass County. The school has 666 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fargo 1 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Fargo 1
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Bennett Elementary School enrolls 666 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.

Male students
339 (51%)
Female students
327 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student-teacher ratio
17.1:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 12% Black or African American and 7.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White47171%
Black or African American8312%
Two or more races517.7%
Hispanic or Latino274.1%
Asian274.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native71.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

140 of the school's 666 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 95 qualify for free lunch and 45 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, MidsizeGrades Kโ€“5

Bennett Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ND At-Large, state senate district 46, state house district 46.

School district: FARGO 1

Bennett Elementary School is one of 25 schools in FARGO 1, based in Fargo, North Dakota. The district serves 11,444 students district-wide and employs 943 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 666 students, Bennett Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 458 students per school.

11,444
District students
25
Schools
943
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB PYP (Ages 3โ€“12)
IBO code
002037
IB since
12 February 2002
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

59%
Reading proficient
64%
Math proficient
9%
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 - Midsize

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