State/Public Elementary Open

J Nelson Kelly Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 3000 Cherry St, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, 58201

476
Pupils
13.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

J Nelson Kelly Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Forks, Grand Forks County. The school has 476 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grand Forks 1 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Grand Forks 1

Enrollment & staffing

J Nelson Kelly Elementary School enrolls 476 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.

Male students
268 (56%)
Female students
208 (44%)
Teachers (FTE)
35.2
Student-teacher ratio
13.5:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 8.6% Two or more races and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White39383%
Two or more races418.6%
Hispanic or Latino183.8%
Black or African American142.9%
Asian91.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

67 of the school's 476 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 15 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 Pre-Kโ€“5

J Nelson Kelly Elementary 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 17, state house district 17.

School district: GRAND FORKS 1

J Nelson Kelly Elementary School is one of 18 schools in GRAND FORKS 1, based in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The district serves 7,822 students district-wide and employs 651 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 476 students, J Nelson Kelly Elementary School is close to the district average of about 435 students per school.

7,822
District students
18
Schools
651
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

55%
Reading proficient
53%
Math proficient
11%
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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